A Simple Camera Helps an Amnesia Patient Access Her Memory

Patient Claire
Lauren Fleishman for TIME

Patient Claire
A 49-year-old former nurse who suffered brain damage six years ago, Claire Robertson suffers from a form of amnesia that makes her unable to recognize faces or recall many of the other sensory experiences that fill her day.

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