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Brain of Patient H.M. Being Sliced, Streamed Live

Posted by timothy on from the he-certainly-won't-remember-it dept.

buswolley writes "The slicing of the brain of the famous amnesic patient H.M. into giant histological sections is now in full swing, and is being streamed live. The brain specimen is frozen and sectioned whole during one continuous session that is expected to last approximately 30 hours."

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  1. Streaming? Not any more by cdrudge · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, it was prior to being posted on /.

  2. This is ... by Conchobair · · Score: 5, Funny

    Zombie Pr0n.

  3. So... by chill · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm guessing H.M. is dead, right? Wasn't this a scene out of Hannibal Lecter? Excuse me while I dig up a good chianti and some fava beans.

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    1. Re:So... by rattaroaz · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not necessarily. He just doesn't have a brain. He could still be a lawyer.

    2. Re:So... by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not necessarily. He just doesn't have a brain. He could still be a lawyer.

      Or a Slashdot moderator.

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    3. Re:So... by OakDragon · · Score: 4, Funny

      Not necessarily. He just doesn't have a brain. He could still be a lawyer.

      Or a Slashdot moderator.

      -1 Flamebait

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  4. Not H. M. by SlowMovingTarget · · Score: 4, Funny

    Some gal named Abby Normal...

  5. Pity it's a week late... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is like a foodtv thanksgiving marathon for zombies!

  6. They could have done it while he was alive ... by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not like he would have remembered anything ...

  7. Re:sectioned while alive? by HawkinsD · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought the same thing. Nowhere in the summary does it say that the patient is deceased.

    May I suggest a clarification?

    The slicing the brain of the famous amnesic patient H.M. WHO IS FRICKIN' DEAD into giant histological sections...

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  8. Organ donation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So I can't help but wonder how they got HM to consent to organ donation ? Did they ask him everyday until his death ? Or perhaps he got "organ donor" tattooed on his body ?

  9. Re:Exactly how long? by camperdave · · Score: 4, Funny

    The difference is the commercials.

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