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Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness and Family Secrets - Dittrich, Luke
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In the summer of 1953, maverick neurosurgeon William Beecher Scoville performed a groundbreaking operation on an epileptic patient named Henry Molaison. But it was a catastrophic failure, leaving Henry unable to create long-term memories. Scoville's grandson, Luke Dittrich, takes us on an astonishing journey through the history of neuroscience, from the first brain surgeries in ancient Egypt to the New England asylum where his grandfather developed a taste for human experimentation. Dittrich's investigation confronts ...

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Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets 2017, Random House Trade

ISBN-13: 9780812982527

Trade paperback

Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness and Family Secrets 2017, Vintage, London

ISBN-13: 9780099571865

Mass-market paperback

Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets 2016, Random House

ISBN-13: 9780812992731

Hardcover

Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets 2016, Books on Tape

ISBN-13: 9780147523020

Audiobook CD

Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness and Family Secrets 2016, Chatto & Windus, London

ISBN-13: 9780701187132

Hardcover