/neuro/taxonomy/term/52/all en /neuro/channels/event/24th-annual-neuropsychology-day-and-brenda-milner-lecture-functional-specializations-cortex-humans-335332 <p> </p> <p>The 24th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture honour the career and achievements of Professor Brenda Milner, an eminent cognitive neuroscientist and pioneer of the discipline of neuropsychology.</p> Sat, 04 Dec 2021 18:52:26 +0000 antony.shruti@mcgill.ca 5280 at /neuro /neuro/article/research/brenda-milner-turns-103 Today is a special day for The Neuro and the world of neuroscience, as Brenda Milner is celebrating her 103rd birthday. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:10:08 +0000 Shawn Hayward 5063 at /neuro /neuro/channels/event/annual-neuropsychology-day-and-brenda-milner-lecture-learning-and-memory-human-brain-virtual-325401 <p><strong>The 22 Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture</strong><span> honours the career and achievements of Dr.</span></p> Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:46:52 +0000 deborah.rashcovsky@mcgill.ca 4761 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/happy-birthday-brenda-288019 <p><strong>Scientist Brenda Milner, born in 1918, pioneered memory research</strong></p> <p>Pioneering neuropsychologist Brenda Milner turns 100 today. Milner made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of human memory.  </p> <p>Born on July 15, 1918 in Manchester, UK, Milner came to Canada in 1944 and finished a PhD at �山ǿ�� under psychologist Donald Hebb in 1952, moving on to a tenured position studying epilepsy patients at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro).</p> Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:03:22 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 3118 at /neuro /neuro/channels/news/neuro-xxceptional-celebrating-exceptional-women-285695 <h2>Women scientists and clinicians are creators and changemakers, expanding the boundaries of human knowledge</h2> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> Thu, 08 Mar 2018 18:56:32 +0000 shawn.hayward@mcgill.ca 2940 at /neuro /neuro/article/neuroxxceptionnelles-neuroxxceptionals/celebrating-100-plus-1 Eminent neuroscientist Brenda Milner has birthday party at The Neuro Wed, 17 Jul 2019 15:31:41 +0000 Shawn Hayward 3893 at /neuro /neuro/brenda-milner-cc-goq-dsc-phd-retired Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:01:03 +0000 iain.cook@mcgill.ca 3496 at /neuro /neuro/article/research-stories/neuro-celebrates-winners-future-cognitive-neuroscience-competition The Brenda Milner Centennial Symposium began on Sept. 6 with a look to the future as The Neuro announced the winners of The Future of Cognitive Neuroscience Video Competition. Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:02:25 +0000 Maryse Thomas 3150 at /neuro /neuro/article/neuroxxceptional-stories/brenda-milner-original-neuroxxceptional Scientist Brenda Milner, born in 1918, pioneered memory research Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:36:55 +0000 Shawn Hayward 3444 at /neuro /neuro/about/brenda-milner/multimedia <div> <bignumber> <bncaption> <p>"Human quirks attract my interest. If you're a theoretical person, you can sit and dream up beautiful theories, but my approach is, What would happen if? Or, why is this person doing that and then, how can I measure it? I wouldn't still be working if I didn't find it exciting."<br /> -Brenda Milner</p></bncaption></bignumber></div> Tue, 29 May 2018 15:37:29 +0000 timothy.ellis@mail.mcgill.ca 3063 at /neuro /neuro/about/brenda-milner <bignumber> <bnvalue> <p><img alt="Headshot of Brenda Milner with circle cropping" height="396" width="396" style="font-size: 1.5em; width: 450px; height: 450px;" class="file-original " src="/neuro/files/neuro/milner_circle.png" /></p> <p><em>“I'm still nosy, you know. Curious.”</em></p></bnvalue></bignumber> Fri, 18 May 2018 16:19:50 +0000 timothy.ellis@mail.mcgill.ca 3056 at /neuro /neuro/article/giving-stories-neuro-xxceptional/portrait-pioneer-brenda-milners-65-year-neuro-legacy “Neuroscience is a great success story and the Neuro is part of that story." Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:04:01 +0000 Rosalia Felice 4282 at /neuro