What medical history can teach us about reports of personality changes after organ transplants

By Fay Bound Alberti, Professor in Modern History and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, King's College London

From vegetarians craving meat to changes in sexual preference, some organ transplant patients report changes to their personality reflecting those of the organ donor. A 2024 study claims to challenge “conventional views of memory and identity” by suggesting organs carry memories and emotions and that the findings raise “ethical and philosophical questions” about transplantation.

In medical history, though, both are already familiar themes. Physician J.…

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