The famous patient H.M.was unable to remember events he experienced after his brain surgery.The surgery apparently produced

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Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to form new memories after a traumatic event or brain injury, which is what happened to H.M. after his brain surgery. Repression refers to the unconscious blocking of traumatic memories, retrograde amnesia refers to the loss of memories for events that occurred before a traumatic event or brain injury, and infantile amnesia refers to the phenomenon of not being able to remember events that occurred in early childhood.

The Famous Patient H