Dr. Brenda Milner describes the experiments that led to a revolution in modern neuroscience.
Guest: Dr. Brenda Milner; Dorothy J. Killam Professor of Psychology, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Throughout her 58 years at the Montreal Neurological Institute, Dr. Milner has explored the inner workings of the human mind, and helped define the structures that give us our exquisite memory and ability for leaning. Her groundbreaking work has influenced generations of psychologists and neuroscientists, and through her unbridled curiosity has revealed many facets to the human mind that were previously unknown.