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If this happened in the 50s - is HM still alive? Zafiroblue05 03:53, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
"Henry G. Molaison, 82, of Windsor Locks, CT died on Tuesday 2 dec 2008.
Does HM at least no longer suffer from seizures? -- Abdull 19:08, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
no such thing as language production or comprehension or not, say/can say any no matter what and any is ok. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lyhendl ( talk • contribs) 22:58, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
In an NPR interview this morning HM clearly understood that he was incapable of making short term memories, although he can answer questions. The claim is that he cannot pass short term memories to long term ones, but his own awareness of his condition is a long term memory, formed after the accident. What's the explanation? It surprised me that, for example, HM wasn't in a constant state of "WTF? I can't remember anything, what's wrong with me?". MotherFunctor 23:50, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
Another important point that needs to be adressed here is the ethical issues surrounding this case, especially in light of how neurological procedures used to be performed in the 1950's. A.L. 70.52.112.6 01:29, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
At no point, does anyone suggest HM was a Moron after the surgery, just the opposite. And he did consent, for years he consented, every time he consented. He just kept forgetting he consented. The court did appoint a guardian, who was both related to and, at the time, directly involved in HMs care. Do you know who the court would be sued into paste for giving guardianship to? A cousin who lives nearby by gave zero shits about HM for years. Lived right by the nursing home, and yet the reporter doesn't mention how the cousin regularly visiting, or even that said nursing home had even the remotest clue there was a cousin nearby. 68.107.134.203 ( talk) 07:15, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm trying to recall the name of a book about memory that was mostly about H.M. Is there a list of books about H.M somewhere? Arvindn ( talk) 23:22, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
I was told by my professor that the film/story Memento was in part inspired by HM's story. Not sure where this would be sourced or whether it should be mentioned in the article. 74.179.135.40 ( talk) 12:24, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
I removed the following paragraph from the "Contributions to science" section because it basically repeated the information in "History" and didn't discuss HM's contributions per se:
-- David Iberri ( talk) 21:37, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
No he is not alive anymore. he died some time before. His brain is being sliced for experimentation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.246.8.193 ( talk) 09:50, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Note: The final box at 2001 on the timeline at http://homepage.mac.com/sanagnos/corkin2002.pdf appears to contradict this final statement - "Xu and Corkin show that H.M. and another severely amnesic patient are unable to learn the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, thereby correcting a long- standing misconception that this task a measure of nondeclarative memory"
Henry Gustav Molaison had a sad history but that has contributed to the development of the modern theories about the memory. His identity was protected along his life and his codename before his death in 2008 was 'HM'. But now, when he has died and his name is known, I believe that as a form of respect to Henry Gustav Molaison, his famous codename must be changed to his real name because he was a human, not a animal of study.
So I propose:
Thanks. -- Afrodriguezg ( talk) 14:42, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
We have his identity.
He was a human being.
He gets an article under his own name
Egg
Centri
c 22:00, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
So, should we change all the "HM" to "Molaison"? I say certainly. The only reason anyone called him "HM" was anonymity. Moot point now, and it just looks stupid. It's like referring to a guy as John Doe after he's identified. Wikipedia should use up-to-date info. Any objection? InedibleHulk ( talk) 10:10, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
Not really, but i didn't know his real name until I clicked on this article. I had a hard time finding it, as I had only read about him in books as HM. GouramiGirl ( talk) 22:55, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
What was his life like after the surgery? Did he have a job? A family? Did he require special care? Did he spend all his time being examined by psychiatrists? Grover cleveland ( talk) 15:03, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
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If this happened in the 50s - is HM still alive? Zafiroblue05 03:53, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
"Henry G. Molaison, 82, of Windsor Locks, CT died on Tuesday 2 dec 2008.
Does HM at least no longer suffer from seizures? -- Abdull 19:08, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
no such thing as language production or comprehension or not, say/can say any no matter what and any is ok. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lyhendl ( talk • contribs) 22:58, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
In an NPR interview this morning HM clearly understood that he was incapable of making short term memories, although he can answer questions. The claim is that he cannot pass short term memories to long term ones, but his own awareness of his condition is a long term memory, formed after the accident. What's the explanation? It surprised me that, for example, HM wasn't in a constant state of "WTF? I can't remember anything, what's wrong with me?". MotherFunctor 23:50, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
Another important point that needs to be adressed here is the ethical issues surrounding this case, especially in light of how neurological procedures used to be performed in the 1950's. A.L. 70.52.112.6 01:29, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
At no point, does anyone suggest HM was a Moron after the surgery, just the opposite. And he did consent, for years he consented, every time he consented. He just kept forgetting he consented. The court did appoint a guardian, who was both related to and, at the time, directly involved in HMs care. Do you know who the court would be sued into paste for giving guardianship to? A cousin who lives nearby by gave zero shits about HM for years. Lived right by the nursing home, and yet the reporter doesn't mention how the cousin regularly visiting, or even that said nursing home had even the remotest clue there was a cousin nearby. 68.107.134.203 ( talk) 07:15, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm trying to recall the name of a book about memory that was mostly about H.M. Is there a list of books about H.M somewhere? Arvindn ( talk) 23:22, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
I was told by my professor that the film/story Memento was in part inspired by HM's story. Not sure where this would be sourced or whether it should be mentioned in the article. 74.179.135.40 ( talk) 12:24, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
I removed the following paragraph from the "Contributions to science" section because it basically repeated the information in "History" and didn't discuss HM's contributions per se:
-- David Iberri ( talk) 21:37, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
No he is not alive anymore. he died some time before. His brain is being sliced for experimentation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.246.8.193 ( talk) 09:50, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Note: The final box at 2001 on the timeline at http://homepage.mac.com/sanagnos/corkin2002.pdf appears to contradict this final statement - "Xu and Corkin show that H.M. and another severely amnesic patient are unable to learn the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, thereby correcting a long- standing misconception that this task a measure of nondeclarative memory"
Henry Gustav Molaison had a sad history but that has contributed to the development of the modern theories about the memory. His identity was protected along his life and his codename before his death in 2008 was 'HM'. But now, when he has died and his name is known, I believe that as a form of respect to Henry Gustav Molaison, his famous codename must be changed to his real name because he was a human, not a animal of study.
So I propose:
Thanks. -- Afrodriguezg ( talk) 14:42, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
We have his identity.
He was a human being.
He gets an article under his own name
Egg
Centri
c 22:00, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
So, should we change all the "HM" to "Molaison"? I say certainly. The only reason anyone called him "HM" was anonymity. Moot point now, and it just looks stupid. It's like referring to a guy as John Doe after he's identified. Wikipedia should use up-to-date info. Any objection? InedibleHulk ( talk) 10:10, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
Not really, but i didn't know his real name until I clicked on this article. I had a hard time finding it, as I had only read about him in books as HM. GouramiGirl ( talk) 22:55, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
What was his life like after the surgery? Did he have a job? A family? Did he require special care? Did he spend all his time being examined by psychiatrists? Grover cleveland ( talk) 15:03, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
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