Philosophy · 20 min
Patient Hm
By Luke Dittrich
The story of Henry Molaison, whose profound amnesia after a radical surgery inadvertently revealed the complex architecture of human memory and forced a reckoning with scientific ethics.
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Philosophy
Duration
20 min
What it is about
Memory, Neuroscience, Medical Ethics
Who it is for
If you've ever considered how memory shapes identity, or the ethical tightrope walked in the pursuit of scientific knowledge, this will resonate, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Luke Dittrich, the grandson of HM's neurosurgeon, brings a uniquely intimate and ethically complex perspective to the story, weaving family history with scientific inquiry into the nature of memory.
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