Wilder Penfield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilder Penfield

Canadian neurosurgeon, college football player and coach

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1891

Place of Birth: Spokane, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1976

Profession: surgeon, neurologist, university teacher, neuroscientist, neurosurgeon

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Wilder Graves Penfield (January 26, 1891 – April 5, 1976) was an American-Canadian neurosurgeon.
He expanded brain surgery's methods and techniques, including mapping the functions of various regions of the brain such as the cortical homunculus.
His scientific contributions on neural stimulation expand across a variety of topics including hallucinations, illusions, and déjà vu.
Penfield devoted much of his thinking to mental processes, including contemplation of whether there was any scientific basis for the existence of the human soul.