12) Hippocampus is necessary for episodic memory formation (Milner – 1953) Patient H.M. had terrible epilepsy originating in the medial temporal lobes. His neurosurgeon decided to take out the source of the epilepsy: the hippocampus. Surprisingly, after the operation H.M. could no longer form new long-term memories. He could remember things for short time periods …
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