「海馬迴之母」的神經心理學家布蘭達（Brenda Milner，生於1918年，仍在探索記憶的奧秘），發現了海馬體在記憶形成中的關鍵作用。米爾納博士107歲，仍活耀。 Dr. Brenda Milner, a neuropsychologist known as the "Mother of the Hippocampus"
May 15, 2017 — Seven decades after she began, Dr. Milner continues to explore the biology of memory and how the brain's many parts function together.
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Dr. Brenda Milner (born 1918) is a renowned British-Canadian neuropsychologist based at the Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University. Known as a founder of cognitive neuroscience, she famously identified the hippocampus as crucial for memory formation through her work with patient H.M.. Her 70-year career, which includes studies on brain lateralization, has earned her major international awards, including the Kavli Prize.
Key Highlights and Research
Memory Studies: Milner's landmark research in the 1950s involved H.M. (Henry Molaison), a patient who lost the ability to form new memories after surgery. She showed that while H.M. could not form new episodic memories, he could learn new motor skills, demonstrating distinct types of memory systems in the brain.
Brain Mapping: She identified that the hippocampus is essential for transferring short-term memory to long-term storage.
Other Contributions: She made significant contributions to understanding hemispheric specialization (laterality) and frontal lobe function.
Career and Longevity: As of 2025, she was still active in research and lecturing at the age of 107.
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