Cellular memory
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Cellular memory is the unproven hypothesis that such things as memories, habits, interests, and tastes may somehow be stored in all the cells of human bodies, and not only in the brain. The suggestion arose following a number of organ transplants in which the recipient was reported to have developed the memories and interests of the donor. An article that is not peer reviewed and that does not cite sources or offer evidence, entitled Changes in Heart Transplant Recipients That Parallel the Personalities of Their Donors describes cases in which the recipient "inherited" a love for classical music, a change of sexual orientation, changes in diet and vocabulary, and in one case even identified the donor's murderer.
The academic organ transplant community flatly rejects this notion as absurdthe domain of pseudoscience, because it has never been demonstrated in a scientific manner. They further consider it and similar myths dangerous as they may hinder organ donation.
See also
- Organ donation
- Organ transplant
- Body memory
External links
- Anecdotal examples of cellular memory
Further reading
- Sylvia, Claire (1997). A Change of Heart. New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-82149-7.
- Pearsall, Doctor Paul; et alii (1999). The Heart's Code. New York, New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-9942-8.
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