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Valerie Molaison tolerated my presence in her grief counseling class, and Joyce M. Lennon and Mina Gates tolerated my questions about why they wanted to become counselors.
The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011
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Valerie Molaison tolerated my presence in her grief counseling class, and Joyce M. Lennon and Mina Gates tolerated my questions about why they wanted to become counselors.
The Truth About Grief Ruth Davis Konigsberg 2011
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H.M., or Henry Gustav Molaison, was a famous amnesiac who lost the ability to form new long-term memories after a brain operation in 1953.
A Daily Breakfast of Amnesia Alexandra Alter 2011
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A 1953 brain operation left H.M., now revealed to be Henry Gustav Molaison, with no ability to form new long-term memories.
Boing Boing 2008
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We talked about Molaison back when his obituary was published.
"Columbia, Rudin acquire brain rights." Ann Althouse 2009
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Wouldn't the movie be more about the researchers quest than about Molaison?
"Columbia, Rudin acquire brain rights." Ann Althouse 2009
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In the 55 years between his operation and his death, Molaison became the best known case study in the history of neuroscience and psychology.
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Molaison will be remembered by non-scientists, too, as the inspiration for the lead character in Christopher Nolan's 2000 film Memento, which remains as one of the few accurate cinematic portrayals of amnesia.
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Molaison would not remember the scientists who worked with him from day to day, but with time could improve at tasks they taught him, proof that there was some innate memory that remained in him after all.
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Variety says Columbia has also picked up the rights to another book about Molaison, and plans to tell the story through Corkin's point-of-view.
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