"Henry Gustav Molaison is one of the most famous patients in the
annals of brain research. In 1953, an experimental surgery meant to
relieve his severe epilepsy rendered him frozen in time: He could
remember events and facts he knew before the surgery, but could retain
virtually nothing after. For decades, Molaison (who’s known as H.M. in
psychology textbooks and scores of research papers) cooperated with
researchers interested in what his strange memory deficit could teach
them about how the brain creates a record of faces, facts, and life
experiences. When Molaison died in 2008, his brain was painstakingly preserved. Now it’s available online for scientists (or others who request permission) to explore, right down to the level of its cellular architecture." To read the full article written by Greg Miller for Wired, click HERE.
