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Could we ever retrieve memories from a dead person's brain?

A 3d rendering of the brain breaking apart into little pieces.

When a loved one dies, they leave behind their personal belongings, but what happens to all their life experiences? Could we ever retrieve memories from the brain of someone who's died?

Retrieving some parts of memories may be possible, but it's likely to be technically challenging, Don Arnold, a neuroscientist at the University of Southern California, told Live Science.

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