Penfield

1. American-born Canadian neurosurgeon noted for his experimental work on the exposed brains of conscious humans. His findings increased scientific understanding of the functions of the brain, brain diseases such as epilepsy, and the mechanisms involved in speech.

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The Lancers lost the 4A final in 1988 and have never reached the championship round since, not even when the Penfield twins were in the lineup.

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PENFIELD, Pa. — In the heart of Pennsylvania elk country, Eric McCarthy and his client, Don Reichel, woke before sunrise to scour the forest for so-called “brown gold,” a rack of freshly shed antlers to add to Reichel’s collection.

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The Penfield Reef Lighthouse off Fairfield, Conn., with its 19th century aesthetics and two-story keepers quarters, starts at $50,000.

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From this work, a nurse working with Penfield created one of science’s most iconic illustrations.

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What ultimately made our team go back to replicate Penfield’s original work was a set of anomalous findings using a specialized type of MRI that identifies brain networks dedicated to a particular function.

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