Permanent present tense : the unforgettable life of the amnesic patient, H.M /

"The ... story of H.M., a brain-damaged amnesic whose case dramatically expanded the frontiers of neuroscience. H.M.'s true identity was only made public following his death in December 2008, and now neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin, who worked closely with H.M for nearly fifty years, tells t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Corkin, Suzanne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, [2013]
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
H. M., > 1926-2008.
H. M., > 1926-2008
Amnesiacs > Biography.
Epilepsy > Surgery > United States > History.
Amnésiques > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Neuroscience.
SCIENCE > History.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
Amnesiacs
Epilepsy > Surgery
United States
Electronic books.
Libros electronicos.
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Insert Figures
  • Prologue: The Man Behind the Initials
  • 1. Prelude to Tragedy
  • 2. "A Frankly Experimental Operation"
  • 3. Penfield and Milner
  • 4. Thirty Seconds
  • 5. Memories Are Made of This
  • 6. "An Argument with Myself"
  • 7. Encode, Store, Retrieve
  • 8. Memory without Remembering I: Motor-skill Learning
  • 9. Memory without Remembering II: Classical Conditioning, Preceptual Learning, and Priming
  • 10. Henry's Universe
  • 11. Knowing Facts
  • 12. Rising Fame and Declining Health
  • 13. Henry's Legacy
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index.

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