The Ferrier Lecture At the request of the contributors to a Fund to perpetuate the memory of Sir David Ferrier and his pioneer work on the functions of the brain, the Society in 1928 accepted the sum of £1000 in trust for the institution of a David Ferrier Lecture which is given triennially on a subject related to the advancement of natural knowledge on the structure and function of the nervous system. A gift of £500 is associated with the lecture. 1998 Jean-Pierre Changeux – The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and synaptic plasticity.c 1995 Semir Zeki – Behind the scene: an exploration of the visual brain. 1992 Gerald Westheimer – Seeing depth with two eyes: stereopsis. Royal Society I News & Media I Events Diary I Grants & Funding I Science for all I Science Policy I Library I Publications I Facilities I Fellows Room I Search I Home

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