Patient H.M.
Luke Dittrich [Dittrich, Luke]
"Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King"* in this propulsive, haunting journey into the life of the most studied human research subject of all time, the amnesic known as Patient H.M. For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks comes a story that has much to teach us about our relentless pursuit of knowledge.
Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
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In 1953, a twenty-seven-year-old factory worker named Henry Molaison—who suffered from severe epilepsy—received a radical new version of the then-common lobotomy, targeting the most mysterious structures in the brain. The operation failed to eliminate Henry's seizures, but it did have an unintended effect: Henry was left profoundly amnesic, unable to create long-term memories. Over the next...
Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Washington Post
In 1953, a twenty-seven-year-old factory worker named Henry Molaison—who suffered from severe epilepsy—received a radical new version of the then-common lobotomy, targeting the most mysterious structures in the brain. The operation failed to eliminate Henry's seizures, but it did have an unintended effect: Henry was left profoundly amnesic, unable to create long-term memories. Over the next...
Рік:
2016
Мова:
english
ISBN 10:
067964380X
ISBN 13:
9780679643807
Файл:
EPUB, 3.81 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2016