“The problem of neurology is to understand man himself.”
In his personal research, Penfield made major breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of various forms of epilepsy and of brain scars resulting from trauma. Not only one of Canada's pre-eminent medical scientists and surgeons, Wilder Penfield was a noted author and humanist, displaying broad interest and talents in biography and ethics. In addition to his tribute video (link above), view this Heritage Minute by Historica Canada