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In the winter of 1951, celebrations were held at the Montreal Neurologic Institute (MNI) to mark the 60th birthday of Dr. Wilder Penfield and the publication of the book The Cerebral Cortex of Man,1 in which the mapping of the human cortex by electrical stimulation was demonstrated. The atmosphere was cheerful, and the attendance was international. According to the custom at the time, the junior staff members roasted their director with songs and skits.2,3 The following page (figure) was handed to the jovial participants to be sung together at the height of the party. It was sung to the tune of “Good Night Irene,” which was a top song in 1950 and 1951, in the version of the singer Pete Seeger and the “Weavers.” The author, Dr. J. Kershman, was a young member of Dr. Penfield’s staff and an electroencephalographer. The signed copy of the song (see figure) was found posthumously among the papers of Dr. L. Halpern, the founder of the first department of neurology in Israel and an attendee of the meeting in Montreal.
Figure. An autographed page (for Dr. …
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