Brenda Milner | |
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Milner at TEDxMcGill, 2011 | |
| Born | July 15, 1918 Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge, McGill University |
| Known for | Study of memory and cognition; Work with patient H.M. |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuropsychology |
| Institutions | McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald Olding Hebb |
Brenda Milner, CC GOQ FRS FRSC (born July 15, 1918) is a British-Canadian neuropsychologist. Her work focused on the field of clinical neuropsychology, is sometimes known as "the founder of neuropsychology".
Milner is a professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University and a professor of Psychology at the Montreal Neurological Institute.
She turned 100 in July 2018.