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Personality changes following organ transplants have been reported for decades, including accounts of recipients acquiring the personality characteristics of their donor. There have been numerous studies done to determine whether this is a real phenomenon, but the question remains: can organ donation recipients really inherit memories, talents, and even the personality of the donor?
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830708002103https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-suicide-victims-shared-same-heart-wife/Pearsall, Paul, et al. “Organ transplants and cellular memories ” Nexus Magazine April/May 2005;12:3 <http://www.paulpearsall.com/info/press/3.html>.Fitzpatrick, Laura. “A Brief History of Heart Transplants” Time Magazine Nov. 16, 2009 < http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1939493,00.html>.https://www.esalq.usp.br/lepse/imgs/conteudo_thumb/Cellular-Memory-in-Organ-Transplants.pdfCellular memory; R.T. CarrollDo cells remember?; P. JanisTransplants, cellular memory, and reincarnation; L. DosseyMechanisms of epigenetic memory; A. D’Urso et al.
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830708002103https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-suicide-victims-shared-same-heart-wife/Pearsall, Paul, et al. “Organ transplants and cellular memories ” Nexus Magazine April/May 2005;12:3 <http://www.paulpearsall.com/info/press/3.html>.Fitzpatrick, Laura. “A Brief History of Heart Transplants” Time Magazine Nov. 16, 2009 < http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1939493,00.html>.https://www.esalq.usp.br/lepse/imgs/conteudo_thumb/Cellular-Memory-in-Organ-Transplants.pdfCellular memory; R.T. CarrollDo cells remember?; P. JanisTransplants, cellular memory, and reincarnation; L. DosseyMechanisms of epigenetic memory; A. D’Urso et al.
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