Transplanted Organs "Remember" Their Donor

clipped from www.med.unc.edu Cellular Memory in Organ Transplants theories of emotions or memories being somehow stored in the tissues of the body and later manifesting in the physical form of pain or disease. What was most striking were the numerous reports of organ transplant recipients who later experienced changes in personality traits, tastes for food, music, activities and even sexual preference. Is it possible that our memories reside deep inside our bodily cells in addition to in our minds? propose the universal living memory hypothesis in which they believe that "all systems stored energy dynamically . . . and this information continued as a living, evolving system after the physical structure had deconstructed." After interviewing nearly 150 heart and other organ transplant recipients, Pearsall proposes the idea that cells of living tissue have the capacity to remember. "Changes in Heart Transplant Recipients That Parallel the Personalities of Their Donors." The researchers reported striking parallels

I can attest to this. I had a Liver Transplant in 2002. Ever since the transplant I have had cravings for Ice Cream and chocolate. Prior to the transplant I never had any cravings for sweets. I believe my donors name is Charlie, but no one ever told me his name. I also got a strong urge to finish college. While recovering I insisted to my rehabilitation counselor that I wanted to go back to school. I graduated with a BA in Liberal Studies on May 15, 2004, and am now in graduate school for an MS in Strategic Leadership
The whole article is well worth the read.