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DESCRIPTION:Join the staff of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine 
 for the launch of The Mind Mappers\, a new book by Globe and Mail journali
 st Eric Andrew-Gee. \n\nBooks on sale courtesy of Paragraphe Books.\n\nRSV
 P\n\n\nJoignez-vous à l’équipe de la Bibliothèque Osler d’histoire de la m
 édecine pour le lancement de The Mind Mappers\, un nouveau livre signé par
  le journaliste du Globe and Mail  Eric Andrew-Gee. \n\nVente de livres su
 r place en collaboration avec la librairie Paragraphe.\n\n\nBook descripti
 on\n\nThe riveting true story of the star-crossed friendship between two n
 eurosurgeons—one famous\, the other forgotten—who mapped the brain\, but l
 ost each other.\n\nIn the early 1920s\, when neurosurgery was more of a de
 ath sentence than a cure\, two men revolutionized the study of the brain: 
 Wilder Penfield and William Cone. Drawn together by their shared fascinati
 on with the “undiscovered country” inside our heads\, the surgeons quickly
  became partners and\, within ten years\, established the Montreal Neurolo
 gical Institute. Under their leadership\, The Neuro became the world’s lea
 ding hotbed for neurological study\, attracting men and women from across 
 the globe to a thriving mid-century Montreal.\n\nBut their success came at
  the cost of their friendship.\n\nWhile Dr. Cone spent long hours at patie
 nts’ bedsides and in the blood-splattered operating room\, Dr. Penfield pu
 rsued the loftier goal of discovering the seat of consciousness. Penfield 
 went on to develop the Montreal Procedure for treating epilepsy\, which he
 lped identify the source of speech\, executive function and memory in narr
 ow slivers of grey matter—achievements made possible by Cone’s anonymous w
 ork behind the scenes. Over time\, their relationship became fraught with 
 personal and professional hurts—and ended suddenly when Cone was found dea
 d in his office at the age of sixty-two.\n\nIn this compelling dual biogra
 phy\, Globe and Mail journalist Eric Andrew-Gee weaves together the rich h
 istory of The Neuro with that of Penfield and Cone to reveal the untold st
 ory of the birthplace of neuroscience. In doing so\, he breathes new life 
 into a familiar hero and revives the oft-forgotten\, tragic story of his p
 artner\, writing Dr. William Cone back into the historical record at last.
   \n\n\nAbout the author\n\nEric Andrew-Gee is the Quebec correspondent fo
 r The Globe and Mail\, based in Montreal\, and a former staff reporter for
  the Toronto Star. He is the winner of two National Newspaper Awards. His 
 work has appeared in magazines including The Walrus\, Toronto Life and The
  New Republic. The Mind Mappes is his first book.\n
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LOCATION:Osler Library of the History of Medicine\, third floor\, McIntyre 
 Medical Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3G 1Y6\, 3655 promenade Sir Willi
 am Osler
SUMMARY:Book launch | The Mind Mappers
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