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Janos Szentagothai, one of the leading neuroscientists of the 20th century, died of cardiac failure on Sep. 8, 1994. The consummate scientist-teacher Renaissance man, Szentagothai interspersed his anatomy lectures with the values of human nature, providing inspiration to generations of medical students. He also pioneered research on the vestibulo-ocular and monosynaptic jaw-closing reflex arcs.

Byline: Jan van Gijn (1) Author Affiliation: (1) Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands, E-Mail: J.vanGijn@neuro.azu.nl, NL Article note: Received: 27 August 2001, Accepted: 28 August 2001

Byline: G. Aubert (1) Author Affiliation: (1) Service de Neurologie, 1932, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrae 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium, Tel.: +32-2-7 64 19 32, Fax: +32-2-7 64 37 03, e-mail: peter.zunker@wegmanklinik.ch, BE Article note: Received: 26 January 2001 / Accepted: 11 February 2001