| RefNo | EC/2021/60 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Rizzolatti, Giacomo: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2021 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Giacomo Rizzolatti as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society, including personal details of the elected Foreign Member and citation giving the reasons for election and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Professor Rizzolatti is one of the world's most eminent neurophysiologists. His work has concentrated on the parietal and premotor mechanisms that support the selection of actions. He is particularly noted for discovering neurones that modify their activity whether an individual performs a particular action or sees another performing that same action. These have been called ‘mirror neurones'. This discovery has shown how we are able to understand the actions of others and how we can interpret their emotions, and it has also suggested a way in which language may have evolved.Professor Rizzolatti is one of the world's most eminent neurophysiologists. His work has concentrated on the parietal and premotor mechanisms that support the selection of actions. He is particularly noted for discovering neurones that modify their activity whether an individual performs a particular action or sees another performing that same action. These have been called ‘mirror neurones'. This discovery has shown how we are able to understand the actions of others and how we can interpret their emotions, and it has also suggested a way in which language may have evolved. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |