title: The scientific contributions of Paul D. MacLean (1913-2007).
abstract: Paul D. MacLean, a leading brain scientist of the 20th century, died on December 26, 2007. We review his life as a scientist and highlight some of his most important research contributions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Poolesville, Maryland 20837, USA. newmanj@lce.nichd.nih.gov
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D005010:Ethology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000266:history*; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States