Transcription of selected personal writings of Wilder Penfield's from 1921 through 1937.

Wilder Penfield's journal entries and/or personal writings spanning 1921 through 1937, and transcribed in 1950. Entries document Penfield's early medical training and operating experiences in [London] England. Much of the transcription is dedicated to the time Penfield spent in Germany with Otfrid Foerster in 1928 and during a return trip, nine years later in 1937. Foerster and Penfield discuss current research in neuroscience, in particular Penfield's work on epileptic discharge.

W/U 117