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Brain of world's best-known amnesiac mapped

Brain of world's best-known amnesiac mapped

Henry Molaison, known as H.M. in scientific literature, was perhaps the most famous patient in all of brain science in the 20th century. This week, researchers are dissecting his brain to figure out exactly which structures contributed to his amnesia. full story
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