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One vignette, about Dr. Wilder Penfield, dramatically shows his discovery of the area in a patient’s brain which triggers the ...

Wilder Penfield was born in Spokane, Washington, and spent much of his youth in Hudson, Wisconsin. When he was 13, in 1904, his mother learned of the newly established Rhodes Scholarship.

That view dates back to the 1930s, when Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield began mapping the brains of his epilepsy patients by applying electrical currents to areas in the motor cortex.

Wilder Penfield, the trailblazing Canadian-American neurosurgeon, created the homunculus metaphor after mapping areas of the human brain by using direct electrical stimulation in awake patients in ...

That view dates back to the 1930s, when Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield began mapping the brains of his epilepsy patients by applying electrical currents to areas in the motor cortex.

New book humanizes Canada’s most famous neurosurgeons, Wilder Penfield and William Cone. David Moscrop. Special to The Globe and Mail. Published June 6, 2025. Share. Save for later.

Wilder Penfield 1891 - 1976. Wilder Penfield was born in Spokane, Washington, and spent much of his youth in Hudson, Wisconsin. When he was 13, in 1904, his mother learned of the newly established ...