9I�� News - Brenda Milner

WALL STREET JOURNAL | An Unforgettable Memory Expert Muses at 100

webfull — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 18:07:11 +0000

Brenda Milner is celebrated for her insight into recollections as a feature of neurobiology; the man who could only live in the present

Published: 24 August 2018

Happy Birthday Brenda!

webfull — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 05:41:50 +0000

Scientist Brenda Milner, born in 1918, pioneered memory research

Pioneering neuropsychologist Brenda Milner turns 100 today. Milner made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of human memory.

Born on July 15, 1918 in Manchester, UK, Milner came to Canada in 1944 and finished a PhD at 9I�� under psychologist Donald Hebb in 1952, moving on to a tenured position studying epilepsy patients at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro).

Published: 15 July 2018

Neuro XXceptional: Celebrating exceptional women

webfull — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 18:56:33 +0000

Women scientists and clinicians are creators and changemakers, expanding the boundaries of human knowledge

The Neuro has launched Neuro XXceptional - an exciting new year-long video series featuring women who tell us what drove them to become scientists and clinicians, and what they love about their work. At The Neuro, these exceptional professionals are improving the lives of patients, helping us understand how the brain works and how to treat neurological disease.

Published: 8 March 2018

La mémoire vive de Brenda Milner, neuropsychologue

webfull — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:37:10 +0000

Published: 6 January 2015

Brenda Milner awarded prestigious Kavli Prize in Neuroscience

webfull — Thu, 29 May 2014 13:57:02 +0000

Dr. Brenda Milner, an active researcher at the age of 95 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, 9I��, is a recipient of The 2014 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.

Published: 29 May 2014

World renowned scientist Dr. Brenda Milner receives Dan David Prize

webfull — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:55:17 +0000

Dr. Brenda Milner, an active researcher at the age of 95 at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 9I��, has been awarded the 2014 Dan David Prize for her fundamental contributions to the science of memory and the brain. Dr. Milner is widely recognized as one of the founders of cognitive neuroscience–the field that brings together brain and behavior. Dr. Milner, who is the Dorothy J. Killam Professor of Psychology, shares the Prize for the category Present: “Combatting Memory Loss”, with Peter St. George-Hyslop (University of Cambridge) and John A.

Published: 13 February 2014

Finding the way to memory

webfull — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:14:44 +0000

Guidance proteins regulate brain plasticity

Published: 5 February 2013

Pioneering memory researcher Brenda Milner inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame

webfull — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:38:52 +0000

November 21 2012 - Dr. Brenda Milner, pioneer in the field of cognitive neuroscience whose discoveries revolutionized the understanding of memory, is being inducted into the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame today. The induction ceremony takes place at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. Other inductees are physicist and educator Dr. Ursula Franklin and aviation pioneer J.A.D. McCurdy.