| Why did HM have the surgery ? | He had debilitating epilepsy |
| What did the surgery remove and in attempt to do what? | Remove his hippocampus to control his epilepsy |
| What did the surgery damage the ability to? | Damaged ability to make new long term memories |
| What could HM still remember after the surgery ? | He could still remember childhood memories but nothing a few years before surgery |
| What amnesia did HM have? | Anterograde amnesia, and some elements of retrograde amnesia |
| Does this support or challenge the MSM? | It supports the MSM because it shows that there are 2 separate storages. (STM and LTM) |
| A problem with this case study? | Unethical made him seem like a science project. |
| A problem with this case study? | It has low generalisability, only focus on one person |
| A problem with this case study ? | Low internal validity, various sources of data |
| A strength with this case study? | Rich, meaningful data - detailed and in depth (qualitative data) |
| What were the 2 types of memory found? | Procedural and Declarative memory. The procedural memory was still in tact. |
