[Research] What Does the Hippocampus Do?

[Cint]

Remember the story about H.M.? The guy who had E and had his whole hippocampus removed, but then couldn't remember. In the latest "Scientific America-Mind" issue, there is an article about the latest research on the hippocampus and what they have learned since operating on H.M. (Henry Molaison). Pretty interesting stuff.


http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-does-the-hippocampus-do/

New findings on people with a damaged hippocampus suggest a bold rethinking of the way we map the brain By Felipe De Brigard

 

[N Sperlo]

We will always be learning about the brain. No matter what we learn, there will always be more.

 

[Cint]

We will always be learning about the brain. No matter what we learn, there will always be more.

:agree: There is always going to be a need for brain research. But it is always exciting for those of us with a damaged hippocampus to know they are focusing on that area of the brain!

 

[MidwestMama]

There's a book about Henry Molaison that's being published next month -- it's called Patient H.M.: a Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets. The author is Luke Dittrich.