patient HM

Henry Gustav Molaison (February 26, 1926 - December 2, 2008), famously known as HM or H.M., was an American memory disorder patient whose hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, and amygdala were surgically removed in an attempt to cure his epilepsy.

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added 2012-03-21T11:53:35Z by anders

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