Extreme amnesia: The Man with a 10 Second Memory

Share This Post

Extreme amnesia: The Man with a 10 Second Memory


 
Clive Wearing, a British conductor and musician contracted a brain infection with herpes encephalitis in 1985 that caused him a memory span of less than 20 seconds. He’s not able to recognize anyone except his wife and he’s unable to remember anything happened even minutes earlier.

But despite having one of the worst cases of amnesia ever, his musical memory functions properly: He reads and plays the piano accordingly and he doesn’t have any issues in his music abilities. This caused scientist to come up with the idea that musical memory is stored in a separate location than other memories.

Here’s a part of his notes. Strange!

 
 


More To Explore

health

Natural Remedies for Erectile Dysfunction

Natural Remedies for Men’s Vitality Impotence or erectile dysfunction is the second most common lovemaking disorder in men, just behind premature ejaculation. It affects 10-20 million

all positive experiences

Ego vs Soul

I am sure you have heard many people speak of an awakening of the soul, but maybe you don’t know what that means, or how

Scroll to Top