The Case of HM (memory)

Question 1

HM case study (Henry Milaison)

Answer 1

• September 1st 1993
• Had his hippocampus removed
• His short-term memory was affected
  -Unable to form episodic or semantic memories
  -Able to form procedural memories

Question 2

Strength of HM

Answer 2

Lots of details about Henry Molaison’s brain

Question 3

Limitation of HM

Answer 3

Not everybody’s brain is the same

Question 4

Supports MSM

Answer 4

Proved that LTM and STM were separate

Question 5

Rejects MSM

Answer 5

Provides evidence for different types of LTM