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Milner, Brenda Atkinson (1918–)

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Major Appointments

  • Professor Agrégé, Institute of Psychology, University of Montréal (1944–1952)

  • Researcher and Instructor, Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) (1950–1970)

  • Research Associate, Psychology Department, McGill University (1952–1953)

  • Director of Neuropsychology/Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, MNI (1964–1990)

  • Career Investigator, Medical Research Council of Canada (1964–2000)

  • Professor, Neuropsychology Research Unit, MNI (1970–1991)

  • Professor of Psychology, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal (1970-present)

  • Officer of the Order of Canada (1984–2004)

  • Officer of the National Order of Quebec (1985–2009)

  • Dorothy J. Killam Professor, MNI (1993-present)

  • Companion of the Order of Canada (2004-present)

  • Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2009-present)

Major Honors and Awards

  • Kathleen Stott Prize for Medical Research from Newnham College (1971)

  • Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, American Psychological...

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References and Readings

  • Banks, S. J., Feindel, W., Milner, B., & Jones-Gotman, M. (2014). Cognitive function fifty-six years after surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy: A case study. Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2, 31–36.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. NeuroBehavioral Specialists of Jacksonville, Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Michelle Ann Prosje

  2. Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montreal, QC, USA

    Brenda Atkinson Milner

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Prosje, M.A., Milner, B.A. (2018). Milner, Brenda Atkinson (1918–). In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_637

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