Amnesiac cellist astounds doctors with musical memory

German musician who lost nearly all memory after contracting herpes encephalitis can learn new pieces of musicA professional cellist who lost nearly all of his memory after a virus destroyed parts of his brain has astonished doctors with his remarkable recall of music.The 71-year-old, known only as PM, had played with a major German orchestra before contracting the infection that devastated his brain's memory centres in 2005.The illness left the musician with such profound amnesia he could remem...

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