Henry Molaison
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Henry Gustav Molaison, known widely as H.M., was an American epileptic man who in 1953 received a bilateral medial temporal lobectomy to surgically resect parts of his brain—the anterior two thirds of
Molaison in 1953 before his surgery
Memento (film)
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Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written for the screen and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the 2001 short story "Memento Mori" by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. T
Henry Molaison
…to "come to the defense of a beloved colleague". Baxendale (2004) cites Molaison's life as a partial inspiration for Christopher Nolan's 2000 film Memento, the influence of which led to its realistic portrayal of anterograde amnesia. Cognitive neuropsychology…
Theatrical release poster
The Special Edition DVD's menus are arranged as items in a psychological test. Highlighting certain objects leads to special features.