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The Case Study oF H.M.
The story of H.M., a 27-year old man who suffered anterograde amnesia in 1953 as a result of brain surgery meant to relieve his epileptic seizures, is a classic case study. H.M. had normal short-term memory, but was unable to encode new information into his long-term memory storage. Read about H.M.'s life and list at least 3 things scientist have learned about anterograde amnesia from H.M.