# Surprise: A virus-like protein is important for cognition and memory

**URL:** <https://discourse.numenta.org/t/surprise-a-virus-like-protein-is-important-for-cognition-and-memory/3270>\
**Category:** General Neuroscience\
**Created:** [January 12, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/surprise-a-virus-like-protein-is-important-for-cognition-and-memory/3270 "2018-01-12T13:29:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![fcred](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.numenta.org/fcred/32/433_2.png) [@fcred](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/fcred)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/surprise-a-virus-like-protein-is-important-for-cognition-and-memory/3270/1 "2018-01-12T13:29:16Z")

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I posted this in the general Slack channel but as it does not look that active yet and since I think that this is important if confirmed I am reposting here: [https://www.eurekalert.org/pub\_releases/2018-01/uouh-nrh010418.php](https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uouh-nrh010418.php)

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**Author:** ![Sean\_O\_Connor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sean\_O\_Connor](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/Sean_O_Connor)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/surprise-a-virus-like-protein-is-important-for-cognition-and-memory/3270/2 "2018-01-13T11:14:17Z")

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Yeh, I was surprised when I read that too.  
[https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-virus-like-protein-important-cognition-memory.html](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-virus-like-protein-important-cognition-memory.html)

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**Author:** ![Sean\_O\_Connor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@Sean\_O\_Connor](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/Sean_O_Connor)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/surprise-a-virus-like-protein-is-important-for-cognition-and-memory/3270/3 "2018-03-23T01:56:16Z")

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There is a very nice book about viruses and evolution:

> **[Viruses: Agents of Evolutionary Invention](https://www.amazon.com/Viruses-Evolutionary-Invention-Michael-Cordingley/dp/0674972082)**
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> ISBN: 978-0674972087, 
> Harvard University Press, 
> June 19, 2017, 
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> $44.46

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**Author:** ![fcred](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.numenta.org/fcred/32/433_2.png) [@fcred](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/fcred)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/surprise-a-virus-like-protein-is-important-for-cognition-and-memory/3270/4 "2018-03-23T02:40:42Z")

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Thanks. Looks interesting.  
I’ll try and get hold of it.