Person Pettigrew; John Douglas (1943 - 2019) Pettigrew John Douglas Jack 1943 - 2019 Australian Male Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 02/10/1943 19431002 Kempton, Tasmania, Australia 07/05/2019 20190507

Neuroscientist Physiology Neuroscience Ecology Ethology Evolution Phylogenetics Education: Katoomba High School; University of Sydney, BSc (1966); MSc (1968); MB (1969) Career: Resident Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales (1969); Miller Fellow (1970-1972); Research Associate (1972-1973), University of California, Berkeley; Associate Professor, California Institute of Technology (1974-1977); Associate Professor of Biology, Caltech, Pasadena (1978-1981); Director, National Vision Research Institute, Victoria (1979-1983); Professor of Physiology, University of Queensland (1983-2007); Director, Vision, Touch & Hearing Research Centre (1988-2007) Memberships: FAA (1987) Son of J J Pettigrew; married (1968), dissolved (1996); one son, two daughters John (‘Jack’) Pettigrew was outstanding for the number of new directions of research he initiated in the comparative and developmental physiology of the senses in vertebrates. He was the first to demonstrate that neurons in the striate cortex are selective for binocular disparity. He showed that the binocular visual system of the owl, though very different anatomically, shares many functional and developmental properties with cats and monkeys. He showed that nonvisual (nor-adrenergic) pathways influence the ‘critical period’ for development of binocular neurons in the striate cortex. He demonstrated that owls have an auditory map of sound source location in their midbrains. He was quick to appreciate the ecological and evolutionary significance of these discoveries, each of which has opened up a fertile new area of investigation, and he continued to elucidate new problems in the visual, auditory and somatosensory systems of a wide range of vertebrates. Professor Jack Pettigrew FRS died on 7 May 2019. Fellow 19/03/1987 43 Sources: WWA1998 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Pettigrew International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 2 Oct 1943 - 7 May 2019 NA4656 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/93290921 b8c52cef-1996-4061-8847-729ec5ec7dbb