Paul D. MacLean papers, 1936; 1944-1993.

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Paul D. MacLean papers, 1936; 1944-1993.

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Scope and contents: Correspondence, photographs, research materials, reports, writings, and audiovisual materials document the official portion of Paul MacLean's career in brain and behavioral research. Through his research at Yale Medical School and at the National Institute of Mental Health, MacLean was instrumental in developing and expounding the theory of the Triune Brain. Highlights of the collection include 33 years of project reports from the NIMH Laboratory of Brain Evolution and Behavior (1960-1993), MacLean's complete professional correspondence, and the lectures and speeches that defined his work. MacLean's published is not found within the collection. This collection consists primarily of records relating to MacLean's work at Yale Medical School (1949-1956), and the Laboratory of Neurophysiology (1957-1971) and the Laboratory of Brain Evolution and Behavior (1971-1985) at the National Institute of Mental Health. The collection includes lectures given by MacLean throughout his career, as well as correspondence and building plans for the Laboratory of Brain Evolution and Behavior, opened in 1971.

17.5 linear ft. (14 boxes)

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MacLean, Paul D.

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Yale university. School of medicine

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Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960

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