2026 Brenda Milner: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	72	2251	2057	127	115	104	50097
Psychology	72	2009	1820	115	103	100	49037

Research.com Recognitions

2014 - Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation for the discovery of specialized brain networks for memory and cognition
2009 - International Balzan Prize
2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2005 - Canada Gairdner International Award
2004 - NAS Award in the Neurosciences, U.S. National Academy of Sciences For her pioneering and seminal investigations of the functioning of the temporal lobes and other brain regions in learning, memory, and speech.
1996 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
1987 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
1979 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society
1979 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
1976 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1976 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Brenda Milner is affiliated with McGill University in Canada, where their work spans multiple fields within medicine and psychology. Their research interests include emergency medicine, clinical psychology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. The main topics of their work focus on trauma and emergency care studies as well as child abuse and related trauma.

The scientist has contributed to the academic literature with publications including:

DELAYED DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED NON-ACCIDENTAL INJURY (2023) in Orthopaedic Proceedings

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Brenda Milner include:

Dina Simmons
A Robertson

Their research has appeared primarily in the journal Orthopaedic Proceedings, representing their focal publication venue.

Brenda Milner's scholarly output is concentrated in the following fields of study:

Medicine
Psychology

Subfields informing their work include:

Emergency Medicine
Clinical Psychology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The main topics addressed in their research cover:

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
Child Abuse and Trauma
Child Abuse and Related Trauma

Throughout their career, Brenda Milner has received multiple awards, reflecting recognition from various scientific organizations. These awards include:

Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation (2014) for the discovery of specialized brain networks for memory and cognition
International Balzan Prize (2009)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005)
Canada Gairdner International Award (2005)
NAS Award in the Neurosciences, U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2004) for pioneering investigations of temporal lobe functions
Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (1996)
Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience (1987)
Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society (1979)
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1979)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1976)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1976)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1963)

Best Publications

Loss of recent memory after bilateral hippocampal lesions.

William Beecher Scoville;Brenda Milner

10825
Citations
Interhemispheric differences in the localization of psychological processes in man.

Brenda Milner

3422
Citations
Effects of Different Brain Lesions on Card Sorting: The Role of the Frontal Lobes

Brenda Milner

3331
Citations
Cognitive Neuroscience and the Study of Memory

Brenda Milner;Larry R Squire;Eric R Kandel

1942
Citations
Deficits on subject-ordered tasks after frontal- and temporal-lobe lesions in man

Michael Petrides;Michael Petrides;Brenda Milner;Brenda Milner

1796
Citations
Some effects of frontal lobectomy in man

B Milner

1712
Citations
Further analysis of the hippocampal amnesic syndrome: 14-year follow-up study of H.M.☆

Brenda Milner;Suzanne Corkin;H.-L. Teuber

1613
Citations
The role of early left-brain injury in determining lateralization of cerebral speech functions.

Theodore Rasmussen;Brenda Milner

1578
Citations
Memory deficit produced by bilateral lesions in the hippocampal zone.

Wilder Penfield;Brenda Milner

1232
Citations
Disorders of learning and memory after temporal lobe lesions in man.

Brenda Milner

1195
Citations
Visual recognition and recall after right temporal-lobe excision in man.

Brenda Milner

1062
Citations
Amnesia following operation on the temporal lobes

B. Milner

1038
Citations
Design fluency: The invention of nonsense drawings after focal cortical lesions

Marilyn Jones-Gotman;Brenda Milner

885
Citations
The role of the right hippocampus in the recall of spatial location

Mary Lou Smith;Brenda Milner

875
Citations
Psychological defects produced by temporal lobe excision.

Brenda Milner

833
Citations
Visually-guided maze learning in man: effects of bilateral hippocampal, bilateral frontal, and unilateral cerebral lesions

Brenda Milner

771
Citations
Psychological aspects of focal epilepsy and its neurosurgical management.

Milner B

734
Citations
The Neural Substrates Underlying Word Generation: A Bilingual Functional- Imaging Study

Denise Klein;Brenda Milner;Robert J. Zatorre;Ernst Meyer

690
Citations
MEMORY AND THE MEDIAL TEMPORAL REGIONS OF THE BRAIN

Brenda Milner

689
Citations
Behavioural effects of frontal-lobe lesions in man

Brenda Milner;Brenda Milner;Michael Petrides

664
Citations
Loss of recent memory after bilateral hippocampal lesions. 1957.

William Beecher Scoville;Brenda Milner

505
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Zatorre McGill University

Alan C. Evans McGill University

Gabriel Leonard Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

Ingrid S. Johnsrude University of Western Ontario

Marilyn Jones-Gotman Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

André Olivier McGill University

Adrian M. Owen University of Western Ontario

Ernst Meyer University of Basel

Suzanne Corkin MIT

Hans-Lukas Teuber MIT

External Links

Personal website of Brenda Milner

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