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Wilder Penfield
Wilder Graves Penfield is an American neurosurgeon. He developed the methods and techniques of brain surgery, including the functional mapping of different areas of the brain such as the cortex. His scientific contributions to nerve stimulation span a wide range of topics, including hallucinations, delusions, and deja vu. Penfield devotes much of his thought to mental processes, including asking himself whether there is a scientific basis for the existence of the human soul.
BornWilder Graves Penfield, January 26, 1891, Spokane, Washington, United States
DiedApril 5, 1976, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
FieldsNeurosurgery
InstitutionsMontreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Alma materPrinceton University, Merton College, Oxford, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Known forPrompting memory recall during surgery via temporal lobe stimulation, Treatment of epilepsy by surgery, Montreal procedure, Penfield dissector
Notable awardsFRS (1943), Flavelle Medal (1951)

About Wilder Penfield

Doctor Wilder Penfield was born on January 26, 1891 in Spokane, Washington, United States (He dies at the age of 85, on April 5, 1976).

A neuroscientist from Canada who invented a surgical therapy for epilepsy.

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Wilder Penfield before becoming famous

Wilder Penfield was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1891 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).

He created a revolutionary method of operating on epileptic patients, allowing them to remain conscious as he explored their brain under anesthesia.

Achievement of Wilder Penfield

He founded the now-famous Montreal Neurological Institute and served as its first Director.

Wilder Penfield's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He operated on his sister's brain tumor but was unable to completely remove it.

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Another well-known Canadian physician is Doctor Norman Bethune.

Wilder Penfield Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Wilder Penfield updated on March 17 2023.