{"id":1073,"date":"2016-10-22T21:03:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T21:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/101psych.com\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2019-02-08T09:36:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T00:36:36","slug":"hm-and-his-hippocampus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2016\/10\/22\/hm-and-his-hippocampus\/","title":{"rendered":"HM and his Hippocampus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10VpmMrNG7CsHd0Xd1ILLqbciPZnkzth59BTy7Eiv8mc\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">example SAQ that explains HM&#8217;s Case Study<\/a>.<\/p>\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vHrmiy4W9C0&amp;w=560&amp;h=315]\n<p>You can find <a href=\"http:\/\/brainconnection.brainhq.com\/2011\/04\/26\/the-day-his-world-stood-still\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more information here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tdixonblog.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/hm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-969\" src=\"http:\/\/tdixonblog.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/hm.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C192\" alt=\"HM\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Here&#8217;s a wonderfully melo-dramatic re-creation video that tells the story of HM from before his operation to the conclusions of the case study on HM:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7mvx-mAUJL8&amp;w=560&amp;h=315]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tdixonblog.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/hm-brain-v-normal-brain.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-968\" src=\"http:\/\/tdixonblog.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/hm-brain-v-normal-brain.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C295\" alt=\"HM Brain v Normal Brain\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Here is a link to a website that you might find interesting. It is to do with the role of the hypothalamus, which we looked at with Herethington and Ranson&#8217;s study on rats (this is useful information in the course companion to cover when discussing ethical considerations related to studies at the biological level of analysis).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.seattlepi.com\/hormonallychallenged\/2012\/10\/11\/your-hypothalamus%E2%80%94the-boss-of-your-body\/\">http:\/\/blog.seattlepi.com\/hormonallychallenged\/2012\/10\/11\/your-hypothalamus%E2%80%94the-boss-of-your-body\/<\/a><\/p>\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OA9HKVTuc8g&amp;w=420&amp;h=315]\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RFgtGIL7vEY&amp;w=420&amp;h=315]\n<p><em>Here&#8217;s a fascinating video with stories about neuroplasticity and the power of your brain.<\/em><\/p>\n[youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=04Lick3RIwU&amp;w=560&amp;h=315]\n[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vwigmktix2Y]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video about Brenda Milner, the neuropsychologist who studied HM for years.<\/p>\n[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JliczINA__Y&amp;w=560&amp;h=315]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an example SAQ that explains HM&#8217;s Case Study. [youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vHrmiy4W9C0&amp;w=560&amp;h=315] You can find more information here&#8230; Here&#8217;s a wonderfully melo-dramatic re-creation video that tells the story of HM from before his operation to the conclusions of the case study on HM: [youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7mvx-mAUJL8&amp;w=560&amp;h=315] Here is a link to a website that you might find interesting. 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