Patient H.M.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
famous patient
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-02-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Manchester,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:brainDonatedTo gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:brainSectionedBy gptkb:Jacopo_Annese
gptkbp:conditionTreated epilepsy
gptkbp:contribution helped distinguish between short-term and long-term memory
helped distinguish between declarative and procedural memory
demonstrated role of hippocampus in memory formation
gptkbp:deathDate 2008-12-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Windsor_Locks,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Henry_Gustav_Molaison
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Patient H.M.
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:center
case study in neuroscience
memory research
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent bilateral medial temporal lobe resection
experimental surgery for epilepsy
gptkbp:resultOfSurgery partial retrograde amnesia
severe anterograde amnesia
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Brenda_Milner
gptkb:Suzanne_Corkin
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:The_Brain_Observatory_project
books and documentaries
numerous scientific studies
book 'Permanent Present Tense' by Suzanne Corkin
gptkbp:surgeryBy gptkb:William_Beecher_Scoville
gptkbp:surgeryDate 1953
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6