Imagine waking up after a life-saving heart transplant with sudden cravings for foods you once hated, a new passion for classical music, or vivid dreams of events that never happened to you. Some recipients claim these shifts mirror the personality or experiences of their anonymous donors. Does a new heart carry memories along with it?
Science
Mainstream science says no. Memories form and reside primarily in the brain, through networks of neurons and synaptic connections in areas like the hippocampus.
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