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Auteur(s) : Feindel, William (1918-2014)
Leblanc, Richard (1949-....)
Titre(s) : The wounded brain healed [Texte imprimé] : the golden age of the Montreal Neurological Institute, 1934-1984 / William Feindel and Richard Leblanc
Publication : Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's university Press,, 2016.
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIV-632 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
"In 1934 Wilder Penfield's vision of an establishment dedicated to the relief of sickness
and pain and the study of neurology lead to the creation of the Montreal Neurological
Institute. Setting the standard for neurological research and care for patients disabled
by neurological illnesses, Penfield's institute became a beacon of light in a largely
unexplored field of medicine. The Wounded Brain Healed describes the pioneering research
that took place during the MNI's first fifty years. During the institute's golden
age, Penfield and his colleagues designed the EEG test for the study of epileptic
patients, discovered some of the causes of epilepsy, and developed new treatments
that have since been adopted worldwide. Additionally, they delineated the sensory
and motor representation in the cerebral cortex and localized the major areas of the
brain related to speech. The institute also boasts the discoveries of two types of
memory--one serving immediate recall, the other long term--as well as the discovery
of the localization of short-term memory to the inner structures of the temporal lobe.
Physicians and scientists who trained at the MNI went on to establish renowned neurology
and neurosurgery departments throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and
Latin America. Recounting the story of one of Canada's greatest contributions to international
medical science through archival research, personal interviews, photographs, illustrations,
and paintings, The Wounded Brain Healed provides fascinating insight into the institution
that had a global and lasting impact."
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Institut neurologique de Montréal. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Neurosciences -- Recherche -- Canada -- 20e siècle
Cerveau -- Recherche -- Canada -- 20e siècle
Institut neurologique de Montréal -- 20e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
612.809 (23e éd.) = Système nerveux Fonctions sensorielles (physiologie humaine) - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780773546370. - ISBN 0773546375 (rel.). - ISBN 9780773598164 (erroné). - ISBN
0773598162 (erroné) (ePDF)
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Notice n° :
FRBNF45063949
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