Heritage Minutes: Wilder Penfield
A one-minute vignette on renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield's pioneering procedure to cure epilepsy.
A one-minute vignette on renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield's pioneering procedure to cure epilepsy.
Frank Fontaine
Wilder Penfield
Susan Glover
Patient
Barry Blake
Additional Cast
John Evans
Additional Cast
Frank Schorpion
Additional Cast
A one-minute vignette on renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield's pioneering procedure to cure epilepsy.
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