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Discovery of Default Mode Network (2001) - Marcus Raichle and colleagues identified a network of brain regions active when the mind is at rest, revolutionizing understanding of baseline brain function and its importance in neurological disorders.

Birth of Wilder Penfield (1891) - Canadian neurosurgeon who pioneered the technique of stimulating the brain during surgery while patients were awake, creating detailed maps of the brain's motor and sensory cortices.