Brenda Milner | |
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 Milner at TEDxMcGill in 2011 | |
| Born | Brenda Langford 15 July 1918 Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge McGill University |
| Known for | Study of memory and cognition; Work with patient H.M. |
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| Fields | Neuropsychology |
| Institutions | McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute |
| Thesis | Intellectual effects of temporal-lobe damage in man (1952) |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald Olding Hebb |
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Brenda Milner (née Langford; born 15 July 1918) is a British-Canadian neuropsychologist who has contributed extensively to the research literature on various topics in the field of clinical neuropsychology.[1][2] Milner is a professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University and a professor of Psychology at the Montreal Neurological Institute.[3] As of 2020[update], she holds more than 25 honorary degrees and she continued to work in her nineties.[2] Her current work covers many aspects of neuropsychology including her lifelong interest in the involvement of the temporal lobes in episodic memory.[4] She is sometimes referred to as the founder of neuropsychology[5][6] and has been essential in its development. She received the Balzan Prize for Cognitive Neuroscience in 2009, and the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, together with John O'Keefe, and Marcus E. Raichle, in 2014. She turned 100 in July 2018[7] and at the time was still overseeing the work of researchers.[8]
- ^ Birchard, Karen (November 6, 2011) "'Nosy' and Observant, a Neuroscientist Continues Her Memorable Career at 93", Chronicle of Higher Education
- ^ a b "Brenda Milner". Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Brenda Milner Wins Balzan Prize for Cognitive Neurosciences. (2011). Government of Canada. Archived 2010-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Brenda Milner: List of Publications". Archived from the original on January 23, 2021.
- ^ Perdue, Mitzi (April 15, 2015). "Science Legend Dr. Brenda Milner". Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (Paper). Vol. 35, no. 8. pp. 6–7.
- ^ "Pioneering Memory Researcher Brenda Milner To Receive Pearl Meister Greengard Prize". Medical News Today. May 26, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ "Pioneering neuropsychologist Brenda Milner turns 100". Thesuburban.com. July 15, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "Mind of her own: Montreal neuroscientist Brenda Milner on turning 100". Montrealgazette.com. July 19, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.