The Atlantic Magazine website has an article that is an interview
with the author Luke Dittrich that provides some historical context
that shows how complicated the "H.M. Affair" is (i.e., his grandfather
conducted the surgery on HM, his grandmother was mentally ill,
his mother was good friends wi
One of my several strong reactions to this story was about the informed consent
issue. Assuming that Corkin’s analysis of H. M.’s disability was correct then
how could they assume that H.M. was competent to give consent?
Researcher: You agreed to the brain implant stimulation procedure.
Henry M
The "Inside Higher Ed" website now has an article on the Corkin
affair, summarizing some of the key points:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/08/11/new-book-criticizing-well-known-professor-neuroscience-who-died-year-sparks-ire-her
For the view from MIT, here is a link to the university's
