Patient H.M.
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What’s it about?
A journalist investigates his grandfather's experimental brain surgery on a man who lost the ability to form new memories, uncovering a family secret and the dark history of psychosurgery.
You’ll learn
- Memory is not a single system
- The hippocampus is crucial for forming new memories
- Scientific progress can come at a human cost
- Our memories shape our identity