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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• de Zeeuw, Chris I
• Hensbroek, Robert A
• Maruta, Jun
• Voogd, Jan

Titel

In memory of Jerry Simpson 1939–2020

Ist Teil von

• Cerebellum & ataxias, 2020-05, Vol.7 (1), p.1, Article 5

Ort / Verlag

London: BioMed Central Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Jerry further discovered that this reference frame had an anatomical counterpart in the modular organization of the vestibulo-cerebellum [12,13,14] and that topographic arrangements were preserved in the projections to the vestibular and cerebellar nuclei from these cerebellar microzones [12, 15]. [...]he was one of the first to show that visual climbing fibers in the flocculus can also signal non-visual information [17, 18]. [...]he showed that low-frequency climbing fiber input transmits graded signals to Purkinje cells in terms of the number of high-frequency spikelets [19], calling for a re-examination of the widely-held notion that climbing fiber input results in an all-or-none response in a Purkinje cell. Jerry was an extremely warm supervisor for many students and postdocs, taking care of minute details in person. [...]he was much interested in broadening opportunities for young investigators and donated generously to scientific organizations to fund scholarships and financial aid for meeting attendance.