How Crossword Puzzles Unlocked An Artist's Memory

In 2007, artist Lonni Sue Johnson contracted viral encephalitis, leading to severe brain damage and amnesia. But language and crossword puzzles have unlocked Johnson's ability to remember how to play the viola and create simpler, childlike art ? and that intrigues scientists at Johns Hopkins University.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/10/12/141270870/how-crossword-puzzles-unlocked-an-artists-memory?ft=1&f=1007

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