Summary and Analysis of Patient H.M.

ebook A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets: Based on the Book by Luke Dittrich · Smart Summaries

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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Patient H.M. tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Luke Dittrich's book.
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This short summary and analysis of Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets includes:
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  • About Patient H.M. by Luke Dittrich:

    Patient H.M. tells the extraordinary true story of Henry Molaison, a young man who underwent a lobotomy in 1953 in hopes of curing his epilepsy. Instead, he suffered extensive memory loss and would became the most studied patient in the history of neuroscience.

    Luke Dittrich, whose grandfather performed the surgery, artfully combines family history, medical science, and investigative journalism to create a suspenseful and unsettling narrative on the search to understand the most elusive of scientific research topics: the human memory.

    The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.
    Summary and Analysis of Patient H.M.