If you’ve ever wondered where your memory has gone, ask Brenda Milner. The British-Canadian, who just turned 100, was one of the first researchers to discover how memories are stashed in the brain. Having spent the last 68 years investigating how we consolidate new knowledge, you could say that she knows a thing or two about remembering. Dr. Milner began her career as one of a handful of women admitted to study mathematics at Cambridge University in 1936. “Cambridge was associated...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 23, 2018 14:26 UTC