Groundbreaking neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield used his up-close-and-personal access to the brain to create a functional map of the cortex.
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Calli McMurray is the Media & Science Writing Associate at SfN. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience.
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References
Ladino, L. D., Rizvi, S., & Téllez-Zenteno, J. F. (2018). The Montreal procedure: The legacy of the great Wilder Penfield. Epilepsy & Behavior, 83, 151-161. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.04.001
