Henry Molaison Could Not Learn or Retain Any New Skills

Question

Henry Molaison could not learn or retain any new skills.

Accepted Answer

Henry Molaison (H.M.) could not form new episodic or declarative memories after his surgery, but he was able to learn and retain some new motor skills and procedural memories, demonstrating that these abilities are managed by different parts of the brain than those responsible for episodic memory.