About
Canadian neuroscientist who developed a surgical treatment for epilepsy.
Before fame
He devised a novel way to operate on epilepsy patients, letting them remain conscious under anesthesia while he probed their brain.
Trivia
He founded and became the first Director of the now world-famous Montreal Neurological Institute.
Family life
He operated on his sister's brain tumor, but couldn't remove all of it.
Associated with
Norman Bethune is another well-known Canadian physician.
