Medi-Centre - Dr. Brenda Milner


P.O. Box 5015 267 Dundas Street, Suite 202 \| London, Ontario \| N6A 1H2 \| Phone: 519.488.2003 Fax: 519.488.2999 \| Email: cmhf@cdnmedhall.org

	Dr. Brenda Milner Born: July 15, 1918 Birthplace: Manchester, England
		Studied brain structure, particularly learning, memory and speech functions
		A pioneer in neuropsychology

	Bio
	On coming to Canada in 1944, Brenda Milner took up a position in the Institute of Psychology at the University of Montreal while at the same time completing her Ph.D. under the direction of Donald Hebb on the intellectual effects of injuries to the temporal lobe of the brain in humans. Working at the Montreal Neurological Institute, together with Dr. Wilder Penfield, Dr. Milner became one of the pioneers of the discipline of neuropsychology. Her detailed and methodical long-term studies of patients before and after well-documented brain incisions, particularly in cases of epilepsy, have added substantially to the scientific understanding of the structure and function of the brain in learning memory and speech. Dr. Milner was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984.

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	Dr. Milner collaborated with Dr. Wilder Penfield in the study of brain lesions, particularly in patients with epilepsy. Her methodical long term studies of patients, before and after brain excisions, added substantially to the understanding of brain structure.