So the answer is no. I was a 17th century oldish woman with a small child. “But the environment always plays an important role, that is learning.”. I tend to use both together to confirm a match. In biology, memory occurs if the state of a biological system depends on its past history in addition to the present conditions. After all, evolution provides a vehicle for past individual experiences (in this case, adaptation and reproduction) to affect the biology of the following generations, transmitted through the genes. Memories maybe passed down through family generations in the DNA in a process that can in fact be the cause of present day phobias. I was going to say there is some research now that shows muscle tissue in your body can actually 'store' memory that can be triggered later by other events. The researchers discovered structural changes in the areas that detect the odor both in the brains of trained mice and in the brains of their offspring. hope not, love the idea of a soul! I suspect that is pretty much the whole explanation for those reincarnation 'proofs'. we were wearing furs, and I was watching my 'mother?' Nell Rose (author) from England on January 04, 2017: Could be Lizzy? Scientists Have Observed Epigenetic Memories Being Passed Down For 14 Generations. But its unlikely. If it were a genetic trait then children born before and after the war would be equally likely to show the reduced life expectancy. I have also always loved going out on the sea whenever I visit the coast. lol I wish! However, this DNA-related line of thinking focuses on the previous lives within us that are based on genetic memories, encoded on the DNA helix within us. Not by showing their offspring as theses are usually chased away not long after leaving the nest. However, I don't recall having dreams about times past - at least not as far back as you mention. Another thing is to talk about diseases, physical features, etc.” concludes the psychologist. So I wasn't surprised to find a fabulous historical ancestor by the name or names of The De La Beche family. We are those beings who create the experience that we are living. The idea is that the experiences of fourteen or more past generations, or perhaps ancestors who lived as many as 1,000 years ago, make up what we know and feel. Maybe your ancestors have something to tell you! For starters there is you. • In the 1975 Doctor Who episode The Ark in Space, an insectoid species known as the Wirrn possess a form of race memory as part of a hive mind. With vast concepts and still not completely studied, and even controversial among the same experts, genetic memory is considered today an incipient field of study that can help to understand a variety of processes in biology and psychology by which the genetic material confers a memory of the history of an individual or a species. A couple years maybe, but not generations. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Although its importance is increasingly prominent, the truth is that there is not yet a statement about its true utility that has been scientifically proven. For me, all those who take sides blindly to genetics are those who will sooner or later defend racism. I was a man climbing up the Yard arm of the ship. SIGNE DEAN. thanks as always, nell. I will update when I get more information. The environmental determinant: Those characteristics of the medium that, in the case of a biophysical determinant, could detonate a condition. It was the strangest thing. Then each of theirs too. Thanks quicksand, glad you liked it, nell. I was looking out of a mullioned window. In Assassin’s Creed, the video game series-turned-movie, the protagonist is able to “remember” the memories of his long-dead ancestors through a special machine named the Animus. There is a quite a lot of science backing the fact we carry coded archaic memories from our ancestors as part of the survival of the species. Why? thanks for reading, nell. Start to do your family tree. The idea of some type of genetic memory is a fascinating topic. I always appreciate your articles about dreams, reincarnation and similar subjects. I remember just feeling 'there' but no real thoughts like we have today, it was pretty weird! When we relax and open the mind, it can provide us with much more information than we thought possible. Then your mother and father. Our home was not an old, creepy kind, with mysterious, dark corners, either. These ideas are similar in a way to the concepts of past lives and reincarnation. Mary Wickison from Brazil on November 01, 2016: I have never heard of genetic memory but I can see how it is possible. Related to this is the idea of past-life regression. How can an individual develop despite this genetic memory in case it is negative? The good thing is that they never bother me once I am awake since I completely forget them. I am going to check out the site, familysearch.org. On its face, genetic memories made far more sense than memories of past lives. I am still trying to find out which ships they were on but its pretty obvious that they must have been similar to the photo below. but will have to go look it up! Is this something that I can change and transform from my own experience? Nell Rose (author) from England on November 01, 2016: Thanks Blond logic, yes great points! Past Lives and Genetic Memories A couple of months ago, I read this very interesting article written in the New York Times by Doreen Carvajal. Isn’t it amazing, you have inherited traits, intuition and collective wisdom of your past … :) This HUB is very visual. In the space (I'll use the word ether here) there are thoughts, ideas, dreams, floating around and we only need to be receptive to them. Below are the real-life stories of James Leininger and Cameron Macaulay, two children who believe they have lived before. As I said above, many people believe that this could be caused by reincarnation. Not if it means that we do it without external help. If this is the case, we might be talking about explaining many of the “irrational” responses of humans such as phobias. I need to think about this. Some family tree links are still missing from all of the search sites. Shauna L Bowling from Central Florida on November 15, 2016: I've had recurring dreams that ended years later (in the future) when the exact circumstance or setting came to life in my real life. Then Dads mother and father. So let’s say reincarnation is a fact and you are a new soul, your first life. We are closer to understanding how the genetic memory of our ancestors survives through us. For example if you are say, British and you dream that you are living in India and even speaking the language then it can't be genetic memory. Nell Rose (author) from England on November 02, 2016: Thanks Ruby, lol! thanks as always lawrence, nell. Example: Alcoholic father -> son raised in social surroundings that lead him to be an alcoholic. It makes a LOT of sense. And how come you can ride a horse really well in a dream yet in real life you have never even got near one as you live in the city? While researching this I came across these amazing old films. Hi Chitrangada, lol! Bill Holland from Olympia, WA on October 31, 2016: In answer to your question, how the hell would I know? In other words sort out the wheat from the chaff as my mother used to say. Also in the 1984 episode Frontios, Turlough demonstrates the race memory after a nervous breakdown. Liz Elias from Oakley, CA on February 16, 2017: It just dawned on me that there is a brief bit about genetic memory in the. John Hansen from Queensland Australia on November 01, 2016: This is fascinating, Nell. Auntie May on your mothers, and so on. He was fascinated by Buffalo Bill and Anne Oakley and so on. That was it! However, it is also true that, within what has been most studied, we find the fact that basic emotions are apparently in the genetic bundle, as protection mechanisms, these emotions are fear, anger, joy (not happiness since that is a mental constructive process), and sadness. There are others too, some of them are proper stories, and most of the times, I am able to control the endings, so they are happy ones. A new scientific study found that our DNA transmits information of experiences of fear and stress from generation to generation. I'm always very curious about what dreams are and how they could relate to another dimension or alternate experiences. How exciting if it was true! Nell Rose (author) from England on November 30, 2016: Hiya Lawrence, how interesting! Does it have something to do with what is called karma? Got it so far? It can create dreams. LOL. And then thousands, yes thousands of women who are marrying into the family. This is usually explained as the memories being hard coded into the parents' and thus the child's DNA, as if it were a VHS tape that the child could hit "play" on. There are things we cannot see for ourselves and we need other people to show us, to support us, to guide us, to help us when necessary. However as they learn they pass this knowledge on as well. Once they grew up, their offspring showed the same fear responses to cherry blossom, very different reactions to other types of odors and all of this without having experienced them previously. In other words, a deep reservoir of untapped knowledge is resident within our own genetic and cellular memory. What if we dream we are in prison, or being thrown from a horse? I'm always losing my med cart and getting patients pills mixed up. and, it may explain ??? It presupposes that individuals could not only acquire or enhance physical characters during their life and pass them onto their offspring but also that the personality and experiences of the individual could be incorporated into their genetic code. ), Its fascinating isn't it when you find an awesome great great! Genetic memory isn't exactly memory in the conventional sense, it's more to do with personality traits passed on from both or either parents. Jackie Lynnley from the beautiful south on October 31, 2016: Wish I had such fascinating dreams, but no! I've had this dreams many times. Haha. I believe there is always something going on in my subconscious mind. The Case for Reincarnation From an early age, we learn to see and adapt to our surroundings. What if your great great grandmother had been attacked by a wolf/bear/cat and had physical scars? Genetic memory refers to how the experiences of our ancestors are embedded physically within us, and continue to affect us daily. But that's another story. I dreamed I was in an Indian market talking to my 'husband' about buying some cloth or sewing material. Check out my article about children's past lives for more on the topic of reincarnation. This is why in the Hindu mystic the lotus flower is such a suggestive symbol. Here's something I did think of. Let’s see how they did it: Researchers at Emory Medical University in Atlanta trained mice to be afraid of the smell of a blossoming cherry tree using electrical shocks preventing them from breeding during that training period. Rochelle Frank from California Gold Country on November 01, 2016: An interesting possibility to consider. All I have to do is look at one side of our family. You can feel, see, hear smell and touch in those dreams. The concept of reincarnation is a difficult one, is there reincarnation? With genetic research now proving the inter-relatedness of all racial branches of the humanity – we are all related at some point in the past with Caesar, Sitting Bull, Nelson Mandela, Confucius and Uncle Tom Cobbly – the genetic transmission of memory would be a sensible transport mechanism for Jung’s theory. Surely if we remember something from our great great grandmother and its been passed down in the genes, then surely the only memories we would have would be of those before the baby was born. With vast concepts and still not completely studied, and even controversial among the same experts, genetic memory is considered today an incipient field of study that can help to understand a variety of processes in biology and psychology by which the genetic material confers a memory of the history of an individual or a species. Strange fact number 1: Scientists trained flat worms to curl up when exposed to light by electrocuting them every time the light was turned on. But what if it was after the birth? The genetic aspect is what is established in the DNA plane. University of Michigan. thanks as always, nell, Hiya Doc, good to see you, I love this sort of science, anything to do with memory fascinates me. How Does Reincarnation Work in Buddhism? The beautiful and fragrant lotus flower appears in the stagnant waters. There has never been a real study of dreams. I felt myself floating down a corridor which emerged into a 17th Century bedroom. Some researchers believe we may carry memories from our ancestors in our genes and hold this out to explain past life memories. One of the key ideas to understand the concept of genetic memory is that the experiences, learnings, and themes experienced by the species, by races, peoples, families, etc., contribute and nourish this network of memories. Get it? Secondly, we are trapped by the intention, the decision (for unconscious reasons) of engaging with painful and conflicting stories. that's more psychic than this, genetic memory is just memory passed down. Genetic Memory and Past Life Memories. thanks for reading, nell, Thanks avorodisa, glad you liked it, nell. Can't even look at pictures of them or on TV!! I thought long and hard about this and came to the conclusion that if a child sees a parent in pain, then that child will have a surge of Adrenalin caused by panic and hurt seeing their parent in pain. Joined: Jan 23, 2011 Messages: 14,171 Ratings: +1,157 Religion: Stoicism. I used to have quite vivid dreams and somethimes wrote them down, but they were often quite abstract so I never considered they could be genetic memory. But, at that age, I'd never even seen a real bat; only in photos, or maybe behind glass as a taxidermy exhibit at the sciences hall...and I had certainly never seen any horror films at that age. The Roundhead's and Cavaliers are heading my way. If this memory is recorded in genetic material and inheritance is established through cell division (mitosis or meiosis), it is considered genetic memory. So not only that the individual can develop itself despite these negative memories but to develop from and against the backdrop of so-called negative experiences. In sum, the biological is predisposing, the environment is determinant. I grew up loving Castles. Recessed memories from past lives which are manifested through hypnosis and glimpses of such in altered states etc are a different phenomenon to genetic memory. But what of my dreams and what did I discover? It can refer to the genetic code of DNA, epigenetic changes of the genetic material or the inheritance of instincts. In terms of changing and transforming our lives despite those memories, of course. So far I have discovered over 200 ancestors and their families. To think about it easily just imagine a black line going back in history which is the father's bloodline. thanks as always, nell. 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