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Wilder Penfield

Neurosurgeon · 1891-1976

Mapped the human cortex by operating on conscious patients and asking them what they felt.

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Life story

1. January 26, 1891 · Washington
   Born at Spokane, Washington
2. 1928 · Montreal
   Recruited to McGill
3. 1934 · Montreal
   Opened the Montreal Neurological Institute and took Canadian citizenship
4. 1937 · Montreal
   Published the cortical homunculus, the map of the body drawn on the brain
5. 1950 · Montreal
   The Montreal Procedure for epilepsy was in use around the world
6. April 5, 1976 · Montreal
   Died in Montreal

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Wilder Penfield
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia