March 12, 6PM EST: Meet the Author: Patient HM: A story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets<br><br>Speaker: Luke Dittrich, NY Times best-selling author of Patient HM: A story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets. In 1953, at age 27, Henry Molaison (known in the scientific literature as patient H.M.) underwent a radical, unproven brain surgery in an effort to cure his severe epilepsy. His epilepsy did improve somewhat, but he was left with the devastating result that he could form no new memories. Patient H.M. was the subject of many studies that changed the way that scientists understand how memories are formed in the brain. The story of Patient H.M. is told by Luke Dittrich, the grandson of Dr. William Scoville, the surgeon who performed the fateful procedure. The author will share insights into the neuroscience advances as well as the ethical and scientific issues that surrounded research on this remarkable patient.<br><br>For questions about the Brain Awareness Week at SUNY Empire, email <a class='link' href='#' onclick="sml('brainawareness','sunyempire','edu','[cd] - Brain Awareness Week - Meet the Author: Patient HM: A story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets'); return false;">Send email</a>.