Virus takes memories from cellist but leaves music

(Medical Xpress) -- At a recent meeting at the Society for Neuroscience in Washington DC, researchers revealed a case of herpesviral encephalitis that had destroyed areas of a 71-year-old cellist’s brain. The man, known only as PM, had lost most of his memories prior to 2005 however he seems to be able to remember music, showing the researchers that music memory may be stored independently.

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