Stefania tells the story of Dr. WILDER PENFIELD, founder of the Montreal Neurological Institute, and one of Canada’s first Neurosurgeons whose work on mapping the human brain led to new methods and techniques in brain surgery, and further developed the surgical treatment of Epilepsy. Born: January 26, 1891, Spokane, Washington; Died: April 5, 1976, Montreal, QC.

 

Episode Sources:

1. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilder_Penfield

2. From the Mcgill - Neuro Page on Wilder Graves Penfield. https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/about/history/notable-figures/wilder-graves-penfield

3. New York Times: "W.G. Penfield, Neurologist, Dies". April 6, 1976. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/06/archives/wg-penfield-neurologistdies-refined-techniques-to-treat-epilepsy.html

4. The Legacy of Patient H.M. for Neuroscience. Larry R. Squire. NCBI. PMC. US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649674/

5. Why Wilder Penfield is the Greatest McGillian, by Brenda Milner . June 18, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkgzokHDD2k

6. Heritage Minutes: Wilder Penfield. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilder_Penfield

7. Penfield, Epilepsy and the Functional Brain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EDPLccSoO8

8. Neurosurgery, Groundhog day, and Dr Penfield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iePt8ZioO6c&feature=emb_title

9. Maclean's Magazine. "Interview with Dr. Wilder Penfield". April 19, 1976. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1976/4/19/interview

10. Geni. www.geni.com. Wilder Graves Penfield, OM, CC, CMG, FRS. https://www.geni.com/people/Wilder-Graves-Penfield-OM-CC-CMG-FRS/6000000024062642437