Changes in heart transplant recipients that parallel the personalities of their donors
Context: It is generally assumed that learning is restricted to neural and immune systems. However, the systemic memory hypothesis predicts that all d…
Hasnain says:
Sometimes twitter leads me to the most fascinating things. I’ll link to the full paper in the comments. It’s just mind bending to see these case studies in how heart transplants changed people’s personalities to match the donor’s.
“Conclusion: The incidence of recipient awareness of personal changes in cardiac transplant patients is unknown. The effects of the immunosuppressant drugs, stress of the surgery, and statistical coincidence are likely insufficient to explain the findings. The plausibility of cellular memory, possibly systemic memory, is suggested.”
Posted on 2024-11-10T06:19:59+0000