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Brenda Milner

Brenda Milner

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
72
Citations
49037
World Ranking
2007
National Ranking
114

Neuroscience

D-Index
72
Citations
50097
World Ranking
2251
National Ranking
127

Brenda Milner publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brenda Milner sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 100 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Brenda Milner D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brenda Milner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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

  • Interhemispheric differences in the localization of psychological processes in man.

    Brenda Milner

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

    Brenda Milner

  • Cognitive Neuroscience and the Study of Memory

    Brenda Milner;Larry R Squire;Eric R Kandel

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

    Michael Petrides;Michael Petrides;Brenda Milner;Brenda Milner

  • Some effects of frontal lobectomy in man

    B Milner

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

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

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

    Theodore Rasmussen;Brenda Milner

  • Memory deficit produced by bilateral lesions in the hippocampal zone.

    Wilder Penfield;Brenda Milner

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

    Brenda Milner

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

    Brenda Milner

  • Amnesia following operation on the temporal lobes

    B. Milner

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

    Marilyn Jones-Gotman;Brenda Milner

  • The role of the right hippocampus in the recall of spatial location

    Mary Lou Smith;Brenda Milner

  • Psychological defects produced by temporal lobe excision.

    Brenda Milner

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

    Brenda Milner

  • Psychological aspects of focal epilepsy and its neurosurgical management.

    Milner B

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

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

  • MEMORY AND THE MEDIAL TEMPORAL REGIONS OF THE BRAIN

    Brenda Milner

  • Behavioural effects of frontal-lobe lesions in man

    Brenda Milner;Brenda Milner;Michael Petrides

  • Loss of recent memory after bilateral hippocampal lesions. 1957.

    William Beecher Scoville;Brenda Milner

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Zatorre
Robert J. Zatorre McGill University
Alan C. Evans
Alan C. Evans McGill University
Gabriel Leonard
Gabriel Leonard Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Marilyn Jones-Gotman
Marilyn Jones-Gotman Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Ingrid S. Johnsrude
Ingrid S. Johnsrude University of Western Ontario
André Olivier
André Olivier McGill University
Ernst Meyer
Ernst Meyer University of Basel
Adrian M. Owen
Adrian M. Owen University of Western Ontario

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