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BSP 129 Dr. Brenda Milner: Neuropsychology and the Study of Memory

BSP 129 Dr. Brenda Milner: Neuropsychology and the Study of Memory

FromBrain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone


BSP 129 Dr. Brenda Milner: Neuropsychology and the Study of Memory

FromBrain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In episode 129, Dr. Brenda Milner comes on the show to talk about her life's work and her most famous experiments. Dr. Milner was a pioneer in the field of neuropsychology and in the study of memory and other cognitive functions in humankind. She studied the effects of damage to the medial temporal lobe on memory and systematically described the deficits in the most famous patient in cognitive neuroscience, Henry Molaison, formerly known as patient H.M.She has made major contributions to the understanding of the role of the frontal lobes in memory processing, in the area of organizing information.   For complete show notes and episode transcripts go to http://brainsciencepodcast.com.   Send Dr. Campbell feedback at brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com.   Post a review in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite app store and send us a screen shot to enter the drawing of a year of free Premium Content.
Released:
Oct 5, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Brain Science is hosted by Ginger Campbell, MD. It explores how recent discoveries in neuroscience are unraveling the mystery of how our brains make us human. Full show notes and episode transcripts are available at http://brainsciencepodcast.com.