The Mystery of the Half Brain Man

An experiment in the 1950’s leaves a man unable to create new memories. His life & story influence science to this day. But is there even more to this story? Something philosophical?
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[@DisruptReality]

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[@ranmindyt2902]

cool

[@TrazBurger]

Love your channel man

[@DankleKankle]

You actually make so much cool stuff, thanks for posting!

[@minecraftdoors1661]

BRO IM SO EARLY

[@Pepe956]

cool

[@helloufoundmychannel6055]

"I think about 1 year or more. It has been forty years since Henry has lost his memory." Shit went from 0 to 100 really quick.

[@angrychallenge]

I mean, he wasn't wrong tho

[@enzop6861]

Actually from >1 to 40 but ok

[@ihatemaxx]

had*

[@dailysacrificedoublee]

*1 to 40

[@madkirk7431]

@@ihatemaxx grammar nazi

[@Flaminglog]

as a resident of connecticut, the jump from "somewhere scary" to "CONNECTICUT" was absolutely hilarious, nice one

[@evaluvuu]

@Scoralin he’s scared of hartford 😭😭

[@bachkawrd]

connecticut squad!

[@Shatlord]

@@bachkawrd Yeaa

[@HeyItsKora]

More like Disconnecticut sorry I've always wanted say that but have never had the opportunity. It doesn't even make sense in this context but I wanted to say it anyway, I can live on now.

[@victoriaodegaard1]

Connecticutians unite!

[@thatonecatwiththetophat]

Ah, yes, the coldest, darkest, scariest place on Earth: *Connecticut.*

[@satan1841]

YOUR, WRONG THATS MASSACHUSETTS

[@Big_Pound]

You're all wrong! It's Detroit.

[@satan1841]

@@Big_Pound atleast Detroit is like a private anarchy sever, mass people spread there terrible driving and bitching about the cold, *everywhere*

[@ellior72315]

As a someone from Massachusetts, I can confirmed

[@satan1841]

@@ellior72315 just so you know, random internet person, I do not know what you look like, if you are male or female, your political views, but I hate you From new Hampshire

[@Jackson-bz3sw]

“I wanna tell you a little more about this story but to do that we’re gonna have to go back to somewhere cold, dark, scary.” 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐓

[@biglad112]

How tf you do that

[@bronghusphidalski522]

@@biglad112 keyboard from connecticut

[@SlidewaysMotion]

as a former ct resident i was fuckin rolling when that popped up

[@danagibbs3265]

@@SlidewaysMotion As a current CT resident, I have to say things aren't that bad anymore Though I can't say who paid me to say that

[@SlidewaysMotion]

@@danagibbs3265 had to take a bribe to pay for the skyrocketed electricity delivery fees?

[@phcookie.t]

I'm sure he was peaceful when he passed away, but that doesn't deny the fact that his life was cut short. From his perspective he was forever a young man with a future ahead of him, even if he couldn't see what that future was. Rest in Peace.

[@Leed9]

Sometimes it’s better to cut your life short peacefully then live it out to get a possibly terrible death

[@zebobthesecond8112]

@@Leed9 yea I feel as if I would want a short but peaceful life instead of living a long time in living hell

[@SuperThischannel]

These stories aren’t real

[@discflame]

@@SuperThischannel ??

[@TheSuperDuperLS]

@SuperThischannel actually many of the stories on the disrupt channel are real

[@coltonthejames2921]

To me, that guys life is like the ultimate existential horror. He seems aware that he is unaware, then he forgets even that. His existence can no longer add up to anything, he can't do anything, he can't learn any skills. It seems a normal life because the problem is not literally visible immediately.

[@BlazingRoman]

It's like a weird form of dementia, except instead of being slow and gradual it just hits you immendiately

[@hiddenhope1771]

Out of topic but seeing you say that with the coc pfp is deadass funny

[@coltonthejames2921]

@@hiddenhope1771 I've had this acc since I was in school in like 4th grade😂

[@hiddenhope1771]

@@coltonthejames2921 lmao 🤣

[@SpahGaming]

did you watch the video? the only thing he could remember was skills and things that he 'does'

[@blazingace6829]

He’s literally stuck in the present, no knowledge of the past or future. Kinda scary when you think about it

[@catcrasher711]

Yeah we saw the video dude

[@williamsville5525]

He won't remember that there is past, present and future.

[@WinterNox]

@@catcrasher711 It's kinda scary, that's what he wanted to say and tw you are allowed to comment everything bro

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

It would be great actually. The reason we have stress and anxiety is because we can't live in the moment and we dwell on the past and worry about the future. We can't have the contentment that comes with being able to live in the moment we're in, as animals do and that's a shame.

[@WinterNox]

@@dickJohnsonpeter It won't be, we can't advance

[@jamesmorgan6831]

The song at 15:57 is titled "Into the Unknown," which is extremely fitting. It's from the Subnautica soundtrack

[@quacktus1454]

I GOT SO EXCITED WHEN I HEARD IT MY BRAIN WENT SUBNAUTICAAAA

[@MrGay-iw6tm]

@@quacktus1454 same bro😂

[@subu_versus]

Happy to see how many people recognized it. Means a lot of us have a good memory 😂

[@sini7233]

@@quacktus1454 I instantly recognized it

[@canobenitez]

Greatest game of the decade? Subnautica rocks

[@caiobispodossantossantana]

This dude could genuinely say "I'm the type of guy that just lives in the moment"

[@aiohto8972]

Pretty much yeah

[@Davidpostingshid]

@Sarim Khan “I’m the type of guy that just lives in the moment.......... I’m the type of guy that just lives in the moment”

[@tinnitusthenight5545]

@Sarim Khan He doesn't have to remember to say it he could just say it. However he would not remember having said it.

[@aravinthsrisivasritharan4098]

wait explain it

[@crazydiepro2945]

he cant say it because he cant remember living with a memory, because he has no memory , so he cant make the deference between 'living the moment and living a normal life'

[@nicholasnewman4809]

"How long have you had trouble remembering things?" "For as long as I can remember"

[@petepyrotechnic6150]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaang I really shouldn't laugh but...

[@pioneer5400]

So basically that means he doesn't know how long he has had trouble remembering things.

[@annierminx]

I feel bad for laughing at that

[@Narissa_1248]

Well, hes not wrong,,,

[@appleglassjuice11]

Honestly, mood

[@Mkoivuka]

So the scope of this story could do with a little bit of historical context: Back before the 1970's, we used to think of the brain as "ineloquent"; that is, that basically if something was wrong we could remove a part of it (like removing worn out parts of an engine). After this, we've learned that the brain is "eloquent", which gave rise to minimally invasive surgery. Quite a bit has changed with this discovery.

[@jegg1156]

Me: *gets straight Fs throughout school* Literally everyone else: "The Mystery of the Half Brain Man"

[@datavalisofficial8730]

They re the ones Bcz school grades dont measure intelligence, they are dumb and outdated

[@jegg1156]

@@benjii_boi what the cinnamon toast FUCK

[@IISeverusll]

@Kazumaf Nah ,jojo is the worst anime ever made in all of existence shortly after clannad. Smh. Ffs its sad how many of you there are. Proof that average is really far below lmfao

[@Syllence]

This whole channel gives me the vibe of a late night Discovery show that you're not allowed to watch as a kid and you don't understand what's going on but you're to damn curious to watch it

[@Spacey.]

100% agree

[@abrilrios5585]

It reminded me of Brain Games lol

[@NanN4n]

accurate

[@sirsmokeefortwence25]

*too

[@dinosquad999]

This Disturbed me

[@misseselise3864]

what happened to henry is SO sad and awful but, without him, we wouldn’t know what we know about memory, certain brain structures, temporal lobe resection for epilepsy, etc. he didn’t suffer or die in vain

[@Faxy95]

Although there's truth to that, I can't help but question if that really helps to justify it in any way, I'd say no but I guess it's better to be optimistic about things. I do find it odd for someone to say "yeah all this bad stuff happened to a man but...." No disrespect I just can't fathom how such a thing could be seen in a good way even if we learnt something in the end.

[@belltastic]

@Bond Amf this is so nicely put together

[@Vysair]

Everything is built upon sacrifice, be it your sweats and blood, your time, your lives or your suffering. It is in the law of equivalent exchange.

[@sherryberry4577]

@@Faxy95 was it bad when Dr. Mengele used disadvantaged children to experiment on to further scientific research for the betterment of mankind?

[@Faxy95]

@Bond Amf I am very aware and it seems you may have misunderstood me as I was just referring to the type of comment that it was, nothing more nothing less. We learn things from tragedies, but does that mean we should try to justify the tragedy? No, we take what we learn and treat it as it is, an abomination.

[@Lauren-hs5ht]

“Now Henry, how did you remember that?” How the hell is he supposed to answer that!?

[@JakeWolven]

It's gotta be frustrating not being able to answer as well :/

[@diegorincon4673]

It’s like asking the average person why gravity works. It just does.

[@yommmrr]

Memory is an amazing thing. I took acid when I was about 25 and during the trip I went back into my 1 year old self when I was learning to talk and how pronounced words and toys I played with. It was amazing and truly shows how incredible the brain is.

[@content1006]

And thats how you become a drug addict

[@yommmrr]

@@content1006 this was 7 years ago and I dont do drugs anymore but thanks for your concern

[@crunchylettuce5446]

@Content 100 yes, because acid is a very addictive, habit forming drug. Totally.

[@hey639]

@@content1006 acid isn't addictive lmao

[@googol572]

@@hey639 weed is addictive, food is addictive, sex is addictive.. If you develop a love for something and dont moderate it in a healthy manner then it becomes an addiction.. How do I know? My brother used my card and spent $500 bucks on weed and shrooms.

[@agent_w.]

“the mystery of a man with half a brain” no way! Disrupt made a video about me!

[@crossway18]

Lmao

[@-Siculus-Hort-]

pffft. i have no brain...NO BRAIN MOVE!!!

[@nerd888]

me irl

[@LMIRL]

lmaaoo

[@edgiestofcars]

I have a full brain. Half of it just doesn’t work

[@jakeschultz4932]

This dude (that made/narrarrates this) looks like he’s 16 and 60 at the same time

[@desu38]

He's like real life human version of Spongebob.

[@sabianescoo]

Is he the kid who sings oh baby baby hit me one more time by Brittany spears

[@dbuezas]

I'll rephrase that for you: The creator of this interesting video has a unique style. I respect that. And the video is awesome. Suscribed.

[@commentbot9510]

It’s because of the mustache

[@deepcitrus7023]

that mustache just really is doing him NO favors. its hard to tell how old he is, which is probably why he keeps it, to make him look more like an "adult" be it that he's either a young man wanting to be taken seriously, or a 20 something who doesnt wanna appear baby faced.

[@Bean-Time]

0:23 the is actually a closing flag, and is used to denote the end of the modifier in HTML. You should have in the intro and at the end.

[@funguy-yt7632]

I love how this is sort of like a Vsauce but with even more visual effects, and the visuals are great.

[@WobblesandBean]

And no annoying bits or obnoxious voices.

[@iu6689]

Notice the vsauce font!

[@Saandy_]

I dread to think how people discovered that the brain has no pain receptors

[@josiematkowski7136]

oh. my. god.

[@DTorto]

Probably an autopsy or study on an animal or smth

[@imjustapancake3188]

Doctor: *pimp slaps someone’s brain* Patient: *doesnt react* Doctor: WRITE THAT DOWN!! WRITE THAT DOWN!!

[@Davidpostingshid]

@@imjustapancake3188 Doctor: *shoots brain with a shotgun* Brain: *doesn’t react* Doctor: *furiously scribbles on notepad*

[@jarnovanderzee2469]

My guess is that emotional pain is just the absence of activated dopamine receptors? or has that more to do with dissatisfaction

[@katie8099]

I feel like people ignore that his seizure medications before the surgery were neurodegenerative so thank you for mentioning it.

[@Wired_User]

Eugh, way to go inventing good seizure meds. Although I guess you have to make shit meds to make good ones.

[@misseselise3864]

@@Wired_User i think it’s more so that you have to find drugs that work, not necessarily that the medicine was a bad medicine

[@tedchirvasiu]

@@misseselise3864 The scary thing is that people back then thought they were good meds just as we see the medicine produced nowadays as being good.

[@LucyFierce]

@@tedchirvasiu it's different, there are much more evidence backing up the modern medicines, there are more research also. those concerns are undestandable but making that anachronistic comparision doesn't help at all

[@Mrdark7199]

@@LucyFierce Not really lots of modern meds are shit and as above said its a guessing game to find the right one that will work with the minimum amount of side effects. just look at cancer med were many people were treated with the wrong medication because they didn't know better.

[@soulmechanics7946]

Look at you man! The channel is getting very high end now, lookin' great. I actually have damages to my brain that make it very difficult to make memories long term. I have, fortunately, trained myself to do this manually with things I feel are of greatest import, and some of your early videos are amongst those "forged" recollections. Muscle memory is the trick. Associating memories to sensory perceptions. This is where a lot of our channel's premise comes from. My apologies if I have already told you this before.

[@soulmechanics7946]

I used to get a lot of noise at work because each day was like my first, but I have begun to master my tasks now and things are about to change. Wish me skill.

[@canobenitez]

@@soulmechanics7946 do you feel you enjor more the present?

[@ClownTrader1]

Thank you for not showing that little boy having a grand mal seizure. I dont think my heart could have taken that.

[@isak9764]

it’s so unnecessarily cruel for that guy to not let Henry walk across the stage because god forbid he has an uncontrollable seizure and “embarrasses the school.” it’s awful that people think about these kinds of disorders as embarrassing to THEM instead of having compassion for the person who has to live with it every single day.

[@snailsaredumb9412]

No, its just not fun for kids to watch a man violently convulse on stage. If you like seeing it, you do you, but I wouldn't want to see or be seen having a seizure in front of kids who could be scarred for life because they almost saw a man die

[@marxfan1509]

@@snailsaredumb9412 again, you're only thinking about yourself and not the human being who's on the receiving end of it.

[@snailsaredumb9412]

@@marxfan1509 I have a seizure disorder, so I'm very well aware of what I'm talking about

[@TR-qf2gt]

@@snailsaredumb9412 it's not about people "liking" seeing it. of course we wouldn't want to see a fellow human suffer that. we would rather he didn't experience that and live fully. however, people would still want henry to walk because it would allow him to feel proud about his work and have agency in a life predicated by his illness.

[@villaernest3840]

@@TR-qf2gt This scenario would be similar to the two options where you would only do it for the sake of an individual or do it for the sake of everyone. So I guess people would have a different answer with this which would probably because they were only focusing on a certain reason or they are looking at the scenario from a different perspective.

[@dawn125]

Vsauce, but British.

[@AjSmit1]

T-sauce

[@ilikeoranges8784]

I was about to say D-sauce but then realised what I was about to say

[@xbox_tommyr237]

B-sauce

[@DNPinthePP]

13 or 30?

[@awwwkwaard3988]

@@AjSmit1 Bsauce = Brown Sauce

[@Yuunarii]

Disco Elysium AND Subnautica BGM? Nice pick!!

[@pepprpaste]

man it really did make me happy when i first heard the subnautica bgm

[@potat2757]

heard a bit of bladerunner in there too

[@wadeaiello3261]

heard Disco Elysium and immediately went to the comments

[@raziaseyadou7568]

Also Outlast BGM when talking about lobotomy

[@OlaftheGreat]

I feel I should mention how absolutely stunning the editing and special effects in this video. The production quality is breathtaking, I've seen big budget movies that pale in comparison to this.

[@cy-bernet-ix]

"Uh, I think about one year... or more.." "It had been *4O years."* shits scary

[@peterbohn9367]

technically he wasn’t wrong

[@cy-bernet-ix]

@@peterbohn9367 yknow what youre right

[@MochaFur1]

that O replacing the 0 hurts me. keep it there.

[@cy-bernet-ix]

@@MochaFur1 :)

[@zextac6014]

Uh

[@hurb7184]

"We have to go somewhere cold, somewhere dark, somewhere scary" Connecticut

[@Angelic_bread]

I thought we where going to Ohio

[@gianpio2696]

I thought you were just joking until I got to that part of the video lmaoo

[@pauly260]

I shudder at the thought of Cincinnati.

[@Darkch4o5]

I live in CT

[@misseselise3864]

i thought russia

[@Kat-ct8sb]

i remember as a kid asking my parents, if Gilderoy Lockhart zapped away his memory why didn't he forget to speak? now it makes a mid more sense that talking is more of a muscle memory than an actual memory

[@kerb389]

"back somewhere cold, somewhere dark, somewhere scary *Connecticut shows up* " my heart dropped lmao i live there

[@boxed_in4357]

“Henry’s temporal lobe was drilled out, by a surgeon” Surgeon looks like fuckin Mr.Bean

[@Quario]

Mr. Bean mistakes an hospital for the hardware store

[@Guru_1092]

@@Quario That's so in character it hurts.

[@Bififress0r]

*_Well, just another harmonical case of:_* Doctor: "The test results told us, that the issue for your current slight pain is just a slightly acidic liver. Nevertheless, we also discovered early on that your appendix might be slightly inflamed. Like it's the case for so many other people, too, It is probably best if we remove that tiny thing sometime in the near future to prevent you from suffering anything worse. But, all in all, you got nothing to worry. :)" Patient: "Oh man... but, okay. Kinda glad, cause I was already afraid of the worst." And then during the operation: *I.)* Mixed up patient files. *II.)* Surgeon unknown in the clini. Has been recently hired because of shortage of staff at the moment. *III.)* Some lil' moment of revelation when right THAT surgeon realized afterwards, that the hard shell they had to saw open, apparently really was the top of the skull --- not just the abdominal wall. Following from this: Having operated on the brain instead of the intestines. Of course, this incident deserves some extraordinary words of apology from the surgeon --- insightful and considerate: *_"HEY... YOU REALLY GOTTA BE LENIENT ON ME ABOUT THAT, CAUSE THAT SOFT MASS IN THERE... REALLY... WAS LOOKING SO DAMN SIMILAR !!_** :/* _*REAAAALLY..._ _WASN'T ON PURPOSE !! :/* _Okay?_ ^-^ [...] _Well, whatever you tried to answer on me..._ Atleast, just wanna tell you this: _As far from my side,..._ *IT IS OKAY !!* c: " :D *~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~°~* TL;DR: *Actually, just another* _clinically_ *usual working day at the hospital.* {gasp} :>

[@catatoblob8598]

@@Bififress0r what do you mean? They fixed the epilepsy that they had gone in to fix. Resectioning of parts of the temporal lobe is still used today as a past resort treatment for severe epilepsy. They had no way for knowing that bilateral temporal lobe ablation would result in total loss of short term memory. I think what happened to HM lead to the entire field of hippocampus research.

[@Errogix_]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT

[@smorgasbord9940]

“So Doc I have this weird pain in my knee...” Pulls out skull drill* “I’ll see what I can do about that.”

[@jasiahmascarenas9387]

lets remove the part of your brain that persieves pain

[@smorgasbord9940]

Surgeon: Hits bong in middle of surgery* “you know what fuck it let’s just take the whole fucking brain out”

[@ritter_cracker]

It's like when your car throws a fault code on the Diesel Particulate Filter being full, and instead of fixing it, you rip the thing out from the car and reprogram the engine control unit to believe there is no Diesel Particulate Filter.

[@smorgasbord9940]

@Ritter_cracker When our cars alternator was shitting the bed the car computer would auto shut down the car and my dad deadass convinced the car the broken as fuck alternator was fine. Fuckin hate car computers

[@AndyHappyGuy]

This was only done for epilepsy...

[@skybuprofen9834]

15:56 is the most recognisable bass noise in my memory. I love me some subnautica.

[@titaniumvulpes]

For my fifth birthday, my neighbour gifted me a book on neuroscience. (Yes, I know that's a strange gift for a five-year-old.) I used to read it all the time, but especially the section on memory. I was always so interested in it. I wanted to be a neuroscientist and find a cure for Alzheimer's. In particular, there was this one section I read _so much_ that the book automatically opens to that page if you just pull the covers apart. I still have that book, and when you said he was referred to as "Patient H.M." I grabbed it, and opened it to that page, and right there, the second sentence: "In 1953, a young man called H.M. underwent an operation for epilepsy." I am not a neuroscientist. I developed schizophrenia in middle school and started drinking heavily to cope. Now I have absence seizures, as well as alcohol-related memory deficiencies that make forming new long-term memories extremely difficult. The irony isn't lost on me.

[@jamzee_]

As someone with pretty much the same condition, this is fucking horrific to me. I have issues with my frontal lobe due to seizures daily, my trigger for my seizures is audio, so yknow, cant really just cut that outta my brain. I have severe memory issues, and at 15... i had my first grand mal seizure. I see myself as him and im horrified of my future. Ill probably forget i wrote this. I'm sometimes asked how i remember stuff, i dont, it just happens. I cannot remember 4 years of my life, fully. But i have bits pop up sometimes. Psychologist said im continually suffering retrograde amnesia and anterograde. Yaaay

[@ThisIsWEB]

Do what you can with the knowledge you have to have as many fulfilling occasions as possible. Memory or no memory, you can still chase your dreams. You are of a different time than Henry, so your fate will be different in some way. Glad you found this video. Good luck, good luck. :)

[@dull9510]

@@ThisIsWEB he won't reply or see this, he forgot he even wrote this and wTched the video lol

[@demonicloaf2100]

Turn on notifications for replies so you can try to remember this comment!

[@ThisIsWEB]

@@dull9510 Reply Notifications maybe

[@jamzee_]

@@demonicloaf2100 ironically truthfully this is the only reason i remembered this comment lol

[@moelewis7973]

I think that was the most surreal and entertaining Skill Share ad I’ve ever seen.

[@roux6715]

More so than surreal entertainment?

[@poisoned_soju1216]

I was so invested i forgot to skip it.

[@icedchqi]

@@poisoned_soju1216 yeah lol i thought it had something to do with the story

[@christiang7398]

“Sit”

[@lancebarreto]

Yea it was funny

[@mo0n55]

Thanks, now I will remember 8214 for the rest of my life

[@pietpatat9623]

Between all this lobotomy action i thought my brain went down in the middle of the advertisement haha! I love this channel!

[@Faxy95]

I can't even begin to fathom what it must have been like for him to sit back and have a part of his brain drilled out while he was awake. Absolutely terrifying.

[@incription]

He probably forgot.

[@Faxy95]

@@incription I feel like I'm going to hell for laughing at that now

[@Guru_1092]

Funnily enough, because the brain tissue doesn't have any nociceptors, once you get past the scalp he really wouldn't have felt anything (assuming the scalp was numbed properly). It probably would have sounded really weird though, like, maybe some squishy noises coming from INSIDE your own head.

[@kenziescout2343]

The limbic system is in the middle of your brain and this area was not drilled. A portion of this system was removed. There would be no physical way to drill out an MTL without damaging a LOT of brain tissue on the way in. This video gets a LOT wrong about a case study that is really easy to look up and that there are literally dozens of books on.

[@acidreighn]

isnt this how they do brain surgery today though?

[@pr.dr.nachtigaller5154]

I am just wondering about his emotional state. Was he always confused and distressed/sad about his lack of memory? Or was he in a state of blissful ignorance, enjoying every moment for the first time?

[@okinawadreaming]

he has no idea how long he has lived, or how long he might live. he simply exists in the moment. i don't think that level of awareness would be enough to have him realize the tragedy (or blissfulness) of the situation at all

[@kapilbusawah7169]

You ever just go into a state of nothing thinking? That's what I can imagine he went through. No major thought into the future or past, not even any thought for the present. Just nothing

[@Gaizaz]

@Styx imagine if he did lsd lol

[@bronghusphidalski522]

@@Gaizaz Now you're thinking like a 70s psychologist!

[@just_going_mads]

@@bronghusphidalski522 This statement is very accurate. Reminder that scientists of that era gave pigeons LSD just to see what happened.

[@stefandiacenco]

Giving "living in the moment" a whole new meaning

[@KRENxOFxEVIL]

My dad always said "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."

[@lomouche]

Lobotomy results are like "Look! Before, she didn't wear makeup and didn't dress all nice and wasn't smiling, now she's normal!"

[@minaxaArt]

... what?

[@ErectedGasCan]

@@minaxaArt double what?

[@localkate]

Lmfao I didn't even notice that before! Takes "you should smile more" to a whole new level

[@xxcexx2053]

@@minaxaArt some lobotomies were performed on women who didn't act "normal" or were considered "crazy" aka didn t conform to gender roles

[@notmwamwa]

@@xxcexx2053 oh thats fucked up-

[@krishnasahay2]

I think that's me

[@sorindsm612]

Nice

[@vaveli2791]

Woah i didnt expect you to be here soarin.

[@That_Thicc_Cat]

You and me both lol

[@dunnperfect8567]

no one likes you

[@nou476]

69

[@princessskulls]

I really liked the way this video was presented, it’s my first time coming across you and honestly, I’m subscribing because it was interesting and thought provoking and also, different to other vids I’ve seen about similar subjects

[@johnanderson5500]

That poor man, they literally made him insane inside his head. Those doctors who were involved in that surgery are absolutely evil. The reason being he took advantage of a willing participate without mentioning what could go wrong or even what happened to everyone else that had the same surgery. This was barbaric at best.

[@cosmicrays3472]

im a psych major, so ive already studied a lot about HM, including the amazing advancements his unfortunate situation has lead to. however, ive never seen anyone humanize him in such an empathetic way. its easy to forget that Henry was a real person with real feelings and experienced something that no one else has, especially with how most all psychologists still just refer to him as HM instead of his name even though his identity was revealed years ago. its a problem that plagues the psychological community, so thank you for bring humanity to this case study

[@randomdragen1015]

no its not easy to forget. Not to normal humans psychiatrists are just inhumane af

[@failedsocialexperiment2382]

I first heard about this guy in a 'Dark Matters' episode on the Science Channel, the series of course talks about the darkest parts of the scientific studies.

[@gnarlynicholasreviews]

Oh, good another psych major who knows everything.

[@ahobimo732]

@@sabaaras I understand and agree with your point about the way in which psych students are likely to fort encounter Henry's story, and how that is likely to shape the way that they relate to him (or don't). But I found the first sentences of your comment rather curious. If a lack of empathy doesn't make someone "a bad person", then what does? Isn't this how we define "evil"? Personally, I don't believe in punishing people who lack empathy or have little to no moral compass. I think our only concern as a society should be preventing such people from hurting those around them. But I do think such people are "evil". That is just the definition of the word. If we don't define evil as the capacity to commit acts of cruelty, then how do we define it?

[@cy-bernet-ix]

@@ahobimo732 i agree with what youre saying. just because someone is evil by *definition,* doesnt mean they deserve to be punished or treated worse. i personally lack empathy, and any time its brought up everyone looks at me with a disgusted look. i dont think i, or anyone like me, is a *bad person.* we just feel and think differently than the "average" person

[@DemMedHornene]

This is a subject that both fascinates and terrifies me. Oblivion is perhaps the cruellest fate, because you wouldn't be able to remember it was happening to you, or that you once felt differently about things and that your life used to be completely different. Memory is what drives us and inspires us.

[@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062]

its not cruel to him though, its cruel to his loved ones.

[@andreja9425]

Flowgang Semauda Martoz it is cruel to him too even though he can’t remember it. It’s really dark and fucked up

[@RepubsWannaMarryKids]

@@flowgangsemaudamartoz7062 you should watch Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind

[@moosesues8887]

But he good tho

[@deinehundin5384]

You're style is incredible. Even though i study psychology and already knew the exact details about this case, you still kept to amaze me, to keep me interested.

[@patrickpilkington6241]

What an incredibly charismatic and wholly likable guy this creator is. Great content too. Well done.

[@sinom]

Awake brain surgery is actually relatively normal nowadays because it has some advantages, like monitoring the speech of the patient in real time

[@sinom]

@@WhatTheHell919 you sure literally *everybody* who clicked this video knows anything about neuroscience? It might surprise you, but there are a lot of people who never looked up anything related to neuro science (including brain surgery) ever. So no, not everyone knows that.

[@niraea]

@@WhatTheHell919 not everybody knows that, actually. look up "xkcd ten thousand". maybe that can help you to stop being rude and making absurd assumptions that something is known by everyone.

[@paul-martintandetzki731]

@@WhatTheHell919 I didn't know that.

[@Uvuv6969]

@@sinom what did he say

[@why-qz6zq]

@@Uvuv6969 judging from the other comments probably something like "everyone knows that"

[@CoreKatalyst]

This story, specifically the surgery, is the epitome of “the light at the end of the tunnel is a train.”

[@reterbid6215]

"I think we're almost there, I can see som-" -Famous Last Words

[@ph1lharm0nic]

This is super off topic, but I love the clips of Henry's voice, he has a very nice voice.

[@scharpmeister]

Another one of those rare channel finds that earned my sub within the first 30 seconds. Great stuff 👍

[@lucassherman3281]

one of my biggest fears is large scale memory issues, this situation is terrifying

[@pyr3x849]

My grandpa is currently suffering this now and it's very clear that it causes him distress. You can tell he's frustrated by his inability to remember. It's very sad. 😭

[@dryaldibread2327]

Once you have it tho, youll maybe forget that your scared about it and youll finally be relieved of your fears. Still sucks tho.

[@MariaHernandez-ps6rx]

You're gonna love eateot!

[@Psythik]

I'm currently suffering from the same issue. I had no idea it was an issue until I met my girlfriend who remembers everything in vivid detail.

[@pyr3x849]

@@Psythik does she tell you all the time that you and her talked about it but for some reason you don't remember that conversation at all? It's not you... Trust me. 😂

[@Laughing__Emoji__]

“It’s been forty years since he lost his memory” damn I got chills, I can’t imagine how frightening that must be

[@aniyilator]

Well truth be told it wouldn't be because he doesn't remember it

[@Einwetok]

Could be a blessing if someone had PTSD or couldn't live with something they did. Might prevent a suicide. Try watching Memento.

[@jumpvelocity3953]

he is the only one to be truly living in the moment

[@1drat]

@@jumpvelocity3953 Lmfaoo

[@monstar5746]

Watch Dominion, it's frightening

[@snipergang1752]

Is it just me or is it crazy that by us watching this means we know more abt him than he could ever know about himself 😩😩

[@benjporter1511]

Fantastic video as always, amazing content, keep it up guys

[@Liamg1999]

When I look at his face he looks in his early 20s, but when the moustache comes into context he looks in his 30s; my brain is confused and can't choose between the two

[@atomicdawg100]

looks worse than a perve stache on a 12 year old. honestly dude should shave it off. the looks not working on him. in 15 years or so he might grow into it.. might.. 🤷‍♂️ I think hes trying to look like that other young youtube guy who grew out the moustache and rocks suspenders.. honestly looks not believable with that guy either.. but eh we were all young once.. did a great job on the vid otherwise 👍

[@richardwelsh7901]

I bet he pulls in major bounty with it though

[@atomicdawg100]

@@richardwelsh7901 Oh for sure, and more power to him..

[@Riotewo]

@@atomicdawg100 thoughty2?

[@LuckyBadger]

That hair tho - did he cut it with kindergarten scissors?

[@SuperDj-nk4ro]

The phrase "I need you to go inside my mouth" at 12:50 has very big vsauce energy and I love it

[@kiefac]

It seems like a reference to the intro from the 'How Many Holes Does A Human Have?' video. Also, Alsina (the "Vsauce font") was used at the beginning of this video.

[@stephendaly8287]

leaving this at 69 likes but just know that i appreciated it

[@newman6434]

this channel is very vsauce esc

[@willywonkaandthewarcrime4493]

And a very yikes for hearing it out of context

[@yellmo4852]

I respect the pfp

[@micahcarrillo8281]

Such a well done Doc. I really like the graphics, and wit, and especially the presenter. Great job amigo!

[@Bloobawls]

this is my first time seeing a video by you and omg your editing is amazing

[@carsonblok442]

I think the "ruin one life to fix thousands" sort of idea is interesting to talk about. Really makes you think.

[@scruffles3838]

Utilitarianism and necessary evil. Tho funnily enough many of these "necessary evils" that taught us these things weren't done with that kind of intention and many more weren't even intentional and merely accidental positives

[@scruffles3838]

@True Knight and that's what 2 specific nations in ww2 thought when they experimented on their PoWs these kinda things need consideration beyond moral self gratification. Tho in all honesty no Matter how much or little we consider to go about these things some nutjob will do it indiscriminately to people in the and we'll find out the results regardless

[@scruffles3838]

@True Knight those things in truth are much harder to come by, and another thing there is always the probability of someone being falsely committed under those charges, and that's not even getting into the possibility of other less morally inclined and in a higher position of power than you taking advantage and corrupting such a system to get away with disposing and tormenting those they dislike, the potential for error and corruption is simply not worth it, especially when whatever advancements that may come from such a thing will be discovered regardless anyway eventually without the need of such a easily abused system. It kinda reminds me of the post war Soviet human experiments things that were intended to be done upon the most heinous of criminals but in action it was mostly political prisoners that where tormented

[@maximumdosage]

We live in a society

[@FlipNdip579]

No it is not fine to "ruin one life to fix thousands" as that excuse is used to experiment on thousands.

[@xbox_tommyr237]

He sounded nice and polite, he most likely didn’t remember hate or any problems but also the flip side he remembered very little good so he most likely treated anyone how they treated him

[@kenziescout2343]

Molaison was very much prone to bursts of angry confusion. Emotions can be associated with memory, but are not reliant on systems of encoding/memory. He also remembered decades of his life preceding his operation. He seemed to treat everyone with the same politeness one would a stranger, because as far as he knew, everyone he met following his procedure was a stranger to him, even those he saw daily for years.

[@HeyItsKora]

That skillshare ad was the most entertained I have ever been during a youtube ad read, or ad of and kind for that matter. Very good job, I have been successfully amused

[@izzy_busy_quizzy]

this is probably my second favorite disrupt video, so much energy and excitement while balancing empathy and not sounding too matter of fact, i love it

[@Aryan-fo1ls]

Which one's your favourite

[@jelfishery]

I literally just started watching this and got, “Top 10 Foods that can Prevent Memory Loss

[@beepbeep2174]

Daily reminder that our corporate overlords are always listening in and watching us.

[@angelxbabe]

LMAOOO

[@Arsov_FixTF2]

@@beepbeep2174 Yeah and they barely even try to hide it

[@adarshvenkateswaran795]

@@Arsov_FixTF2 I would rather they disclose what they are doing instead of doing what they do and us being oblivious to it.

[@feetlunatic5134]

@@adarshvenkateswaran795 but then they lose money

[@TheIceLurker]

8:20 Did he say "I'm back?". That's scary if so, he doesn't know that he had a seizure but he felt like he left or went somewhere else, but then the absence itself he can't recall. I can't imagine how painful this was for the people around him to see this happen real time.

[@jassingh8215]

as somebody with petit mals, nobody actually seems to care a lot.

[@Mikey-jv5fv]

I’m positive he understood he had a seizure lol

[@reminiscentiaoff4669]

@@Mikey-jv5fv Yea, I've had partial focal seizures my whole life iirc (medicated now, thankfuly). I thought they were just normal when I was a kid but it's very obvious when it happens.

[@miso_to_zari]

16:10

[@rotworld_animations1196]

This is easily the most visually pretty video essay ive ever seen holy shit

[@mothiq]

he looks so happy in his photographs which only makes it worse

[@snark3017]

The Connecticut joke is the greatest and funniest use of cutting ive ever seen

[@blandman779]

I don't think it's that great to not remember. Your memories determine the actions and decisions that you make, and your actions define the person you are. Your memories are the backbone of your being

[@jackreid2664]

Yeah, they give context to your existence.

[@eparigon]

this is just making me think of blade runner

[@accretion7536]

This was an amazing video. The pacing was wonderful. The Visuals were immaculate, and the Microphone quality was pristine. *Keep this shit up, dude*

[@BorderOllie]

After watching just about all of the disrupt videos, this is my favorite one. And the host here is amazing. I love the professionalism here so much. I hope to see more from him!!

[@this_is_an_outrage]

"Henry's temporal lobe was *screwed* out, by a surgeon." Thankfully he preferred a phillips head, because a flat head would have been messy.

[@this_is_an_outrage]

@@Erikjohanneson It’s about damn time.💯

[@this_is_an_outrage]

@@Erikjohanneson popping the champagne to put in me Golden Grahams as we speak.

[@dannyeckerd9324]

Where can I find the nearest surgeon willing to screw my brains out?

[@grantwells4491]

“Messy”

[@theg-men8961]

Disrupt has such an amazing way of telling coherent and interesting stories

[@mcrawfish]

not enough time has even passed for you to have watched the video

[@theg-men8961]

1 minute in and I already know it’s good lol

[@malicesu6944]

@@mcrawfish Couldn't size up the opportunity to be first commenter

[@finicky7513]

Btw he isn't the creator of disrupt, I believe its jak?

[@floatyoldchannel3777]

i think it was vrtual that told the story jak the creator definitely does a good job in his videos but for this video specifically it was vrtual

[@xinyib5763]

this was such an amazing video. so informative and interesting to watch- love ur channel, u deserve every subscriber.

[@47fortyseven47]

didn't know there's actually a mystery to a half brained man as I've met hundreds in my life.

[@SheNeverCared]

your videos always lead me to some deep thinking

[@Idbn]

Deep 😏

[@TrickyTri]

same, I love his type of content, reminds me of nexpo, barely sociable and lemmino

[@SLAlMI]

Like Deep Deep You may have seen a human today who lived its last day today

[@SLAlMI]

Even there is a chance someone in this comment section lived it last day today

[@Ryaniscoolasf]

@@SLAlMI you wanna know something more deep and weird man! I searched up just “.” On the KZbin search and omg. That is some scary stuff.

[@tarabelle7716]

"Calvin, your dog was always sitting" ... "Stand" 😂

[@maskrlzxw6823]

I came for this comment

[@andymyung1132]

@@maskrlzxw6823 Same.

[@spikevandal4998]

I love your videos man. Unique subject with good detail and moral question really interesting. Keep making those videos and as a plus you have a good voice for making videos

[@chauhanakash007]

One word for this extra ordinary efforts, analysis and projecting such a precise documentary is..... 'AMAZING!!!' Great job you got a new fan! :)

[@saxshton]

I feel bad for this guy, he forgot everything, he forgot his childhood, he forgot his friends, he forgot his parents. Everything is a burning memory

[@gamerpolice8235]

Don’t bro

[@saturnus423]

*horns start playing*

[@leebtheloser]

Is that so bad for him tho? Think of this exact day 10 years ago. Are you sad because you can't remember it? Everything was like that to him. I still wish he could have lived a normal life though.

[@PartyRockerOG]

Bro no

[@bryceheaton9411]

An entire life of Post Awareness Confusions

[@1leon000]

not having long-term memories is the human equivalent of having every drive on your PC cleared every random interval of minutes

[@D.KlWA-aG]

Crunch

[@memeomeme8351]

It's more like the equivalent of not even having a hard drive and only having RAM

[@1leon000]

@@memeomeme8351 yea

[@chonkydog6262]

@@memeomeme8351 RAM can stay until you restart though

[@JaguarProJoe]

@@chonkydog6262 if ram doesn’t go away when you turn off your pc that’s probably because some pc’s have settings where they are allowed to load off the ram onto the hard drive until it’s turned back on again

[@tgipson20]

Your content and editing is on another level my dude.

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

The fact that very few if any people would willing go without memory should be an answer. I can't imagine not remembering the birth of my daughter, her first word, her singing peppa pig songs, being sick and hospitalised, getting out happy and healthy, first birthday, first day of school and the list goes on

[@ninboy01]

This is insane. Imagine trading one personal hell for another.

[@seventysue8090]

I forgot how to yawn for a few weeks and it was miserable. Like a yawn would start and id get to the point where my mouth was wide and i was breathing out but then i didnt know how to finish it so i would awkwardly stop and just closed my mouth. It was way more miserable than you would think.

[@TheDrunkMunk]

Happens to me a few times a year

[@niraea]

i went for a nap one day and woke up unable to read or write or understand english. i would type something on my keyboard but it didn't make any sense and i couldn't tell if i was typing real words or not. i tried using the alphabet letters on our fridge to no avail. i was a kid when this happened and my dad wasn't home so despite being very distressed i just went back to bed, and when i woke up i was able to understand english again. brains and memory is weird as fuck.

[@seventysue8090]

@@niraea Jesus! i would have been booting up hooked on phonics instantly

[@borrito203]

@@niraea might wanna get that checked by a professional

[@Lord_Drakostar]

One time when I was a wee lad somebody on my bus tried to hold his breath for a long time and accedentally forgot how to for a few seconds

[@deivittt]

Favorite KZbin channel now! Amazing content!

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

This is absolutely brilliant. I significantly prefer this style of videography to your present animation. This wad hilarious, and yet wasted no time.

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s13ouq]

Oops. *was

[@sopranerds1]

I remember seeing the bbc documentary about the british musician that lost part off his brain due to a virus, and after that he completely lost his long term memory, but he could remember, some really small details like plate numbers. At the end I came to my own conclusion that he basically lost his consciousness. He would constantly wake up to the present moment and be like "oh, that's me, I don't know me, but I'm here now even not knowing what here actually means".

[@CounterFlow64]

I saw that one too, very fascinating.

[@jasonbiggums]

His name's Clive Wearing iirc

[@MegaFuze]

16:19 "What about breathing? Do you have a memory you're pulling from to remind yourself to breathe?" Me: Starts to breathe heavily

[@iSpike]

Thank you 🙏🏻 you young man & your team are amazing in storytelling. Watched the whole video. Cheers from Western Australia 🇦🇺👍🏻

[@johnlynch575]

7:48 THOSE A.I.'S; GETTING SMARTER EVERY DAY. I LAUGHED WHEN HE SAID STAND.

[@IanPlaysAlot]

90% of comments: “Yo guys, I think disrupt made a video about me.” Other 10% of comments: “This channel is gonna blow up soon.”

[@BrendenPragasam]

I would be the 10 percent but have you seen the sub count?

[@ryanmalin]

Man too true. And too cringy.

[@Slqyx]

@@BrendenPragasam yeah they are almost at 1M

[@jaymeselliot8181]

when he asked if you could forget how to breath, my anxiety did a triple backflip :/

[@brunobucciaratiswife]

You can in some severe cases. You don’t forget, but your brain regresses to not knowing how If that makes sense. Happens with brain tumors sometimes, or dementia.

[@jaymeselliot8181]

@@brunobucciaratiswife terrifying

[@u1337ochka]

That's what often happens when you take opioids, you forget to breathe for a while. usually you remember to, but in a warm bath for example.. lots of people died this way, and not from overdose

[@jaymeselliot8181]

@@u1337ochka apparently u dont even need drugs, i talked to a paramedic and they say they get calls all the time from peoples muscles seizing up from lack of oxygen because they the think they having a stroke or seizure, but in reality people just don't know how to breathe properly...:/

[@prestep84]

In some cases of dementia, the patient dies of starvation They forget how to eat and drink, so they die If I live long enough to have dementia, I'm going to kill myself the pain isn't worth it

[@leahswartwout1635]

this was an awesome video , keep doing what you're doing !