Talk:HM (patient)

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Contents 1 Living 2 Seizures? 3 confused 4 ethics 5 Books

[edit] Living

If this happened in the 50s - is HM still alive? Zafiroblue05 03:53, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi there,

HM is indeed still alive. The most recent article I know that has been written on him is a review by Brenda Milner: PMID 16122569.

- Vaughan 13:38, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Yeah...I think he's still alive. See here. =D Jumping cheese ^Contact 04:57, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Seizures?

Does HM at least no longer suffer from seizures? --Abdull 19:08, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes, the surgery was largely successful in controlling his seizures; even today, surgery is sometimes the only option to control intractable epilepsy.

-Just1n cas3 01:22, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] confused

In an NPR interview this morning HM clearly understood that he was incapable of making short term memories, although he can answer questions. The claim is that he cannot pass short term memories to long term ones, but his own awareness of his condition is a long term memory, formed after the accident. What's the explanation? It surprised me that, for example, HM wasn't in a constant state of "WTF? I can't remember anything, what's wrong with me?".MotherFunctor 23:50, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

The surgery did not remove H.M.'s entire hippocampus (the brain structure thought to be critical for forming new long-term memories), this may be why he was able to know something about his condition.

Just1n cas3 01:22, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ethics

Another important point that needs to be adressed here is the ethical issues surrounding this case, especially in light of how neurological procedures used to be performed in the 1950's. A.L. 70.52.112.6 01:29, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Books

I'm trying to recall the name of a book about memory that was mostly about H.M. Is there a list of books about H.M somewhere? Arvindn (talk) 23:22, 9 June 2008 (UTC)