Join us in Edinburgh for a free Q&A event with leading neuroscientists on 28th August...

Patient HM: The Man Behind the Brain

28^th August, 6pm, Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh

'In 1953 Dr William Beecher Scoville removed the hippocampii from Henry Molaison's brain and left us with this artefact – which sort of makes archaeologists of us all – this artefact, Patient H.M.'

How do we reconcile a person with their brain? What have we learnt from Patient HM? And what will become of the 2401 Objects?

Analogue are delighted to invite you to join us at a special Q&A event that accompanies the Fringe First-winning Edinburgh run of our new show 2401 Objects, which tells the story of Patient HM – the world’s most important neuroscience patient.

During experimental surgery in 1953, Henry Molaison had his hippocampii removed from deep inside his brain, leaving him eternally in the present without the ability to form long-term memories for the rest of his life. Henry’s brain was dissected live online in 2009 and now exists in 2401 perfectly preserved slices, which are helping change the way we understand memory.

On 28^th August, Analogue come together with a leading figure from the neuroscience world to discuss the man behind the brain. Among the panelists is a neuroscientists who met Henry in his lifetime, Professor Richard Morris from the Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systems at the University of Edinburgh. We are hoping to also include Dr Jacopo Annese - the man who dissected HM’s brain in 2009 -  via live link up from The Brain Observatory in San Diego but it will depend on his schedule that day which is changeable. We also have Liam Jarvis, Co-Director of Analogue and co-writer of 2401 Objects also on the panel.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to ask experts at the cutting edge of their field more about HM’s story, to find out what we are learning from exploring the 2401 slices, and to explore what impact is might hold for our understanding of memory and the brain.

Drinks and nibbles: 6pm

Panelists and Q&A: 6.30pm (1 hour)

Free of charge

Tickets can be booked via http://patienthm.eventbrite.com/

Venue: Informatics Forum
10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH8 9AB