Who was Henry Molaison? What happened to him and why is he such a famous case study? LIST AND DESCRIBE 3 memory tests that were conducted on him and explain the implications for his results (what do the test results tell us about the role of the brain and memory)?

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Who was Henry Molaison? What happened to him and why is he such a famous case study? LIST AND DESCRIBE 3 memory tests that were conducted on him and explain the implications for his results (what do the test results tell us about the role of the brain and memory)?

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Henry Gustav Molaison was who hits his head when he was only nine and after short time period of accident he started fits. He had ten fits in a day daily. It creates problematic life for molaison. Molaison was born in 1926 and when he was in 20s he asked for help. Molaison meet a doctor name Scoville. He believed that doctor will help in removing his hippocampus. He believed that he helped him in alleviating seizers permanently. Henry get ready to have surgery that create a history in neuroscience. 

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