Keynote address, Brenda Milner: "My life in science: The excitement of discovery"

The Faculty of Science welcomes distinguished neuroscientist Dr. Brenda Milner (C.C., F.R.S., G.O.Q., Ph.D. ’52) to deliver the keynote address at the fifth annual Science Undergraduate Research Conference, during McGill Homecoming.

My life in science: the excitement of discovery

It's a curious thing. What happens when exploring basic questions leads to the development of a new branch of science? Dr. Milner participated in the founding of neuroscience at McGill with Dr. Wilder Penfield and other neuroscience pioneers. Advances in technology and the cumulation of knowledge have solved many riddles, but for an inquisitive mind, progress like this leads above all to new questions. Dr. Milner advanced the revolutionary concept of multiple memory systems within the brain. Her work has deepened our understanding of brain function and the complementary specialisations of the human cerebral hemispheres.

Dr. Milner's talk is open to the public, although seats are limited.