Once Molaison stopped thinking about the lists he was unable
Studies were completed consistently throughout Molaison's lifetime to discover more about amnesia.
After his death Molaison donated his brain to science, where they were
His epilepsy did improve, but Molaison lost the ability to form new long-term
memories anterograde amnesia.
After 14 years, Molaison still could not recall things that had happened since his surgery.
Once Molaison stopped thinking about the lists he was unable
to recall them again from long term memory.
Researchers also found that, when asked, Molaison could answer questions about national or international events, but he
Henry Gustav Molaison, who came to be known by his initials,
H.M., was studied from 1957 until his death in 2008.
Researchers also found that, when asked, Molaison could answer questions about national or international events, but he
could not remember his own personal memories.
Tuesday night the patrol shot two of their number, Gorman and Molaison, and the cry went forth‘to arms,
to arms! the Negroes are killing the whites!'!
The famous case study of“H.M.”- Henry Molaison(born February 26,
1926, and died December 2, 2008)- demonstrated the hippocampus is vital to the formation of long-term memories.
After his death Molaison donated his brain to science, where they were
able to discover the areas of the brain that had the lesions which caused his amnesia.