Description
| Product ID: | 9780099571865 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Patient H.M. |
| Subtitle: | A Story of Memory, Madness and Family Secrets |
| Authors: | Author: Luke Dittrich |
| Page Count: | 480 |
| Subjects: | Cognition and cognitive psychology, Memory, Popular science, Popular science |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating But it was a catastrophic failure, leaving Henry unable to create long-term memories. Scoville's grandson, Luke Dittrich, takes us on an astonishing journey through the history of neuroscience, from the first brain surgeries in ancient Egypt to the New England asylum where his grandfather developed a taste for human experimentation. In the summer of 1953, maverick neurosurgeon William Beecher Scoville performed a groundbreaking operation on an epileptic patient named Henry Molaison. But it was a catastrophic failure, leaving Henry unable to create long-term memories. |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-08-03 |
