Permanent Present Tense: The man with no memory, and what he taught the world by Suzanne Corkin

Permanent Present Tense: The man with no memory, and what he taught the world

Suzanne Corkin

384 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
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In 1953, 27-year-old Henry Gustave Molaison underwent an experimental “psychosurgical” procedure—a targeted lobotomy—in an effort to alleviate his debilitating epilepsy. The outcome was unexpected—when Henry awoke, he could no longer form new memo...

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