It is easy to look back at medical and scientific thinking of a previous generation and wave our fingers with air of superiority and a "tsk-tsk”.
Maybe they were doing the best they could with the tools and understanding of that era. Paul C Bernhardt Associate Professor of Psychology Frostburg State University pcbernhardt☞frostburg.edu<http://frostburg.edu> On Mar 6, 2015, at 12:19 AM, Mike Palij <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: New research suggests that the brain damage caused HM to lose his memory was a "medical mistake" driven by the surgeon's incorrect beliefs about brain structure and function. One popular media account of the research article is available here: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2015/03/05/neurosciences-famous-amnesiac-hm-victim-of-medical-error/#.VPk0TY47xNt I am having some difficulty accessing the original research article so, here's the reference: Mauguière, F., & Corkin, S. (2015). HM never again! An analysis of HM's epilepsy and treatment. Revue Neurologique. and here's the article on the publisher's website behind a paywall: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0035378715000260 Just might change the story about HM a little bit. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=1989792.4335dcd8aae84aca9a8bb2e89f646286&n=T&l=tips&o=42641 or send a blank email to leave-42641-1989792.4335dcd8aae84aca9a8bb2e89f646...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=42649 or send a blank email to leave-42649-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
