Remembering Amnesiac Who Shed Light On Memory

from National Public Radio

Henry Gustav Molaison, known to neuroscientists as H.M., was one of the world's most memorable amnesiacs. He died Tuesday at the age of 82. Suzanne Corkin, professor of Behavioral Neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who worked him, offers her insight.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, December 5, 2008