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That's the big question. And once again, those recordings
of Henry Molaison point to a possible answer. What do you think you'll do tomorrow? Whatever is beneficial. Henry often struggled
to answer questions like this. It seemed to scientists
that he hadn't just lost his past, he could no longer imagine the future. Three decades after Henry's surgery, another patient's medial temporal lobe
was severely damaged in a motorcycle accident. In this interview from 1988,
the patient was asked by his doctor... Do you feel hopeful about the future?
of Henry Molaison point to a possible answer. What do you think you'll do tomorrow? Whatever is beneficial. Henry often struggled
to answer questions like this. It seemed to scientists
that he hadn't just lost his past, he could no longer imagine the future. Three decades after Henry's surgery, another patient's medial temporal lobe
was severely damaged in a motorcycle accident. In this interview from 1988,
the patient was asked by his doctor... Do you feel hopeful about the future?
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That's the big question.
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And once again, those recordings
of Henry Molaison
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point to a possible answer.
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What do you think you'll do tomorrow?
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Whatever is beneficial.
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Henry often struggled
to answer questions like this.
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It seemed to scientists
that he hadn't just lost his past,
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he could no longer imagine the future.
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Three decades after Henry's surgery,
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another patient's medial temporal lobe
was severely damaged
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in a motorcycle accident.
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In this interview from 1988,
the patient was asked by his doctor...
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Do you feel hopeful about the future?
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