You may remember an extraordinary event that involved the brain of patient H M after his death ten years ago. Patient H.M. identified after death as Henry Molaison was the most studied brain patient ...
Known as Patient H.M. to the medical community, Henry Molaison was lobotomized — and lost his ability to create memories in the process. His... The Lobotomy Of Patient H.M: A Personal Tragedy And ...
A new book uncovers some hard truths about early attempts to cure brain disorders with a scalpel. When Dr. William Scoville removed part of the brain of Henry Molaison in 1953, he had hoped to cure ...
In a book that will rank with Rebecca Skloot's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" in the realm of outstanding medical ethics narratives, Luke Dittrich uncovers the story of his grandfather, a ...
"Every path that leads to new victories is lined with crosses of the dead," wrote one early practitioner of proto-lobotomies. Luke Dittrich's new book asks: How many lives does a medical breakthrough ...
No one is better suited to write Henry Molaison’s story than neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin, said Ken MacQueen in Maclean’s. The young researcher met Molaison justnine years after he underwent a 1953 ...
Other Dates Rehearsal begin Aug 13, 2012, previews tentatively begin 9/4, opens Sept 12th and runs through Oct 7th. Then the play is tentatively scheduled to go to New Orleans for 6 performances at ...
The story of Henry Molaison is a sad one. Known as Patient H.M. to the medical community, he lost the ability to create memories after he underwent a lobotomy to treat his seizures. He did earn a ...