Life Scripts

Mining Memories and Delving into Life Stories

by Jefferson A. Singer

Good-bye "H.M."

By Jefferson Singer, Ph.D. on January 10, 2009 in Life Scripts

As the Christmas trees accumulate on the sidewalks and the college students give up their languorous breaks and return to school, I would like to take one last backward look at 2008 and say good-bye to a man who contributed more to our understanding of human memory than any other individual who has ever lived. Read More

H.M.

Submitted by DrLauraSmith on January 11, 2009 - 6:04pm.

Great blog. I studied neuropsychology and was fascinated by the story of H.M. However, I never grasped the tragedy of H.M. until my own mother lost her immediate memory because of vascular dementia. It was painful to watch her lose her enjoyment of reading because she could not retain information long enough to understand a paragraph and later even a sentence. H. M. gave me the gift of understanding. Thanks.

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Jefferson A. Singer, Ph.D., is a professor at Connecticut College and a clinical psychologist in private practice. He is the author of Memories that Matter.

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