The Neuroscience of Memory

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Little was known about the brain’s memory mechanism until 1953 when an epileptic patient, “H.M.,” underwent surgery that damaged his hippocampus. This lecture examines the tragic case, and how it led to the discovery of diverse memory systems and the brain regions underlying them.

Charles Gross
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University

[Video and text source: NYUAD Institute You Tube channel]

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