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Wilder Penfield and Herbert Jasper: Epilepsy and the Functional Anatomy of the Human Brain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

G. Bryan Young Open the ORCID record for G. Bryan Young [Opens in a new window] ,
Richard S. McLachlan  and
Shashi S. Seshia
G. Bryan Young*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada
Richard S. McLachlan
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Western University, London, ON, Canada
Shashi S. Seshia
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Corresponding author: G. Bryan Young; Email: gyoung@brightshores.ca
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Cerebral localizationepilepsy surgeryepilepsyMontreal school

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 52 , Issue 3 , May 2025 , pp. 351 - 352
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation

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