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"Brain Awarded Physiology Doctorate", Paterson News, July 11, 1966. Accessed December 27, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Joseph D. Brain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dow Brain of 9 Bertrand Drive, was awarded a doctor of science degree in physiology from Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Dr. Brain, a graduate of Eastern Christian High School. North Haledon, and Taylor University, Upland, Ind., will be a research associate and teacher in the physiology department at Harvard."