Memory'S Ghost: The Nature Of Memory And The Strange Tale Of Mr. M
 

Memory'S Ghost: The Nature Of Memory And The Strange Tale Of Mr. M

by Philip J. Hilts

In an experiment that occurred some forty years ago, Henry M.'s memory was stolen from him during a highly controversial operation performed to cure his epilepsy. Henry has lived in the immediate present ever since, unable to connect a past moment with the next, incapable of retaining or recalling any physical or emotional experience. Philip J. Hilts -- one of the few people to spend time with... (read more)

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Evevn though I read it ten years ago, i have not forgotten Memory's Ghost, the story of a man who as a result of a lobotomy loses his memory. The book does more than look at this man's forever changed life; it examines the function memory serves. I read the book after a friend with a brain tumor lost her short term memory, and that may have colored my reaction to the writing. I thought it was wonderful.

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