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I've read that when a heart transplant is done, the donor's emotions and feelings also come to the donee*.
* Not sure whether this is scientifically proven, but I've read this in an article by a medical doctor.
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Avijnata wrote: article by a medical doctor.
Probably one of these: The Best Degrees10 Medical Doctors Who Held Fake Degrees[^]
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Not one of those. The writer was more into neurology and psychiatry.
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Unlikely but perhaps I am missing your irony.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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What I meant was that upon a heart transplant, it has been observed that the nature of a person changes, in that some emotions/feelings get more expressed; and these emotions/feelings were found to be present in the donor. So, the transplanted heart also transplants across some personality traits of the donor. Not always, though.
See here[^] and here[^].
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To me these are not highly credible methodologies or conclusions in minor journals so I give them no credence whatever. When the idea gets a mention in Nature I may get interested (that is the transference of personality traits and emotions). These conclusions are probably completely in the realm of pure chance outcomes. The other emotions experienced by heart recipients are perfectly understandable. Thanks however for the links. It is always good to see the actual source of ideas and claims.
BTW: Thanks especially for the second link. I did not know this was on line. I was able to find the abstract of a paper on which I was the co-author in 1983.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
modified 10-Aug-16 1:39am.
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Even the ones with real medical degrees are as thick as bricks.
Medical careers are for people with memories, not intelligence.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Unfortunately, the internet is full of unproven, unvalidated reports - look at the number of "taken up by aliens" reports you can find! While some emotional changes are to be expected in someone who suddenly receives a transplant enabling them to live instead of die, it's more likely that they are "projections" from the grieving donor's family who want to see something of the departed live on than genuine "emotion transplants".
I have an open mind on this though: just it needs to be links to published, peer-reviewed scientific articles on triple blind trials to support it. And that's difficult, because it requires proper scientific emotional evaluations of the donor prior to his death as well as the recipient...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Unfortunately, the internet is full of unproven, unvalidated reports
WHAT! When did this happen?
"You'd have to be a floating database guru clad in a white toga and ghandi level of sereneness to fix this goddamn clusterfuck.", BruceN[ ^]
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It started about 20 minutes after FrontPage was first released. 
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So it is 19 years I last came out of my cave. 
"You'd have to be a floating database guru clad in a white toga and ghandi level of sereneness to fix this goddamn clusterfuck.", BruceN[ ^]
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Welcome back, Rip Van Windows!
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lw@zi wrote: WHAT! When did this happen?
According to the timestamp on Griff's message, it happened nine hours or so ago.
That message is the first bit of untrue information I've ever seen on the Interwebs.
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I was not originally referring to an Internet article, but to an article in a "Readers Digest" equivalent in my language, Kannada. This was authored by a famous doctor in my city, and though it did not have authoritative statements that this was true, it said that there is speculation like this.
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So...it's an abstract of a discussion attributed to a person who says he heard people saying it?
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Damn! That Belongs on the Internet!
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It's certainly scientifically rigorous enough for many!
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Hey, the Internet made Zuckerberg and a lot of other people stinking rich, so it Must be right!
You should trust every word you read on it!
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That's one way to save on helicopter fuel.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Maximilien wrote: (is Dave still down in the gulf states or back up north ?)
He was back a few weeks ago, but AFAIK he's down south again.
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Thought of Dave when I heard the story.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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I posted a quote from this[^], earlier.
I never dreamed that the whole, wonderful episode would be "down the tubes".
Pro or anti brexit, you'll love it.
... And watching it might help a ruddy forringer or two to see how great the English language is.
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Mark_Wallace wrote: ruddy forringer or two to see how great the English language is.
Pretty sure you just disproved your own theory. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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