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		kalvin on Dec 5, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: H. M., an Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82 This is kind of like finding out who Deep Throat is-- H.M. is in every psych textbook but has never been named publicly. There are no (as far as I can tell) Google results for his name that predate his death. (! I would have said this was impossible...) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls...

tlrobinson on Dec 6, 2008 | [–]

Indeed, the Wikipedia page was updated to include his real name yesterday following the news of his death:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HM_(patient)&diff=255717057&oldid=255710373

(I'm not saying Wikipedia is an authoritative source, but it's a pretty good indicator)

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