Montreal surgeon Gilles Bertrand contributed to a golden age of modern neuroscience | Page 4 | Unpublished
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Author: Eric Andrew-Gee
Publication Date: February 27, 2026 - 17:19

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Montreal surgeon Gilles Bertrand contributed to a golden age of modern neuroscience

February 27, 2026

When Gilles Bertrand was a young neurosurgeon in 1950s Montreal, he operated on patients with a hefty German brain atlas open on a stool beside him. It was a bit like travelling to Mars using a treasure map drawn on the back of a napkin.