patient H.M.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
amnesic patient
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-02-26
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Henry_Gustav_Molaison
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Manchester,_Connecticut,_USA
gptkbp:brainDissectedBy gptkb:Jacopo_Annese
gptkbp:brainDissectionDate 2009
gptkbp:brainDissectionLocation gptkb:The_Brain_Observatory,_University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkbp:condition anterograde amnesia (post-surgery)
partial retrograde amnesia (post-surgery)
severe epilepsy (pre-surgery)
gptkbp:contribution helped distinguish between declarative and procedural memory
demonstrated role of hippocampus in memory formation
showed that short-term and long-term memory are distinct
gptkbp:deathDate 2008-12-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Windsor_Locks,_Connecticut,_USA
gptkbp:donatedBrainToScience yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label patient H.M.
gptkbp:knownFor anterograde amnesia
bilateral medial temporal lobectomy
case study in memory research
contributions to understanding of memory systems
gptkbp:legacy one of the most studied medical cases in neuroscience
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Brenda_Milner
gptkb:Suzanne_Corkin
gptkbp:subjectOf books and documentaries
numerous scientific studies
gptkbp:surgeryDate 1953
gptkbp:surgeryPerformedBy gptkb:William_Beecher_Scoville
gptkbp:surgeryType bilateral medial temporal lobectomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Theoretically_Pure_Anterograde_Amnesia
gptkb:Margaret_Scoville
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6