Psychology4 Mar 2026/3 min read
The Man Who Forgot Everything Every 30 Seconds
HenryMolaisonhadhishippocampusremovedin1953.Forthenext55years,helivedinapermanentpresenttense—unabletoformasinglenewmemory.
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HenryMolaisonhadhishippocampusremovedin1953.Forthenext55years,helivedinapermanentpresenttense—unabletoformasinglenewmemory.
Every part of an IKEA store is engineered to manipulate your decisions. The meatballs aren't an accident.
In 1971, Philip Zimbardo turned a Stanford basement into a prison. Within 36 hours, the guards became sadistic. The experiment was supposed to last 2 weeks.
Henry Molaison had his hippocampus removed in 1953. For the next 55 years, he lived in a permanent present tense — unable to form a single new memory.
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