MINDSHOCK - TRANSPLANTING MEMORIES

26 June, 2006 by The_Boss

Channel 4 Monday June 26 2006 10:00pm - 11:05pm

Mindshock is a new series devoted to intriguing and extraordinary medical cases that shed new light on the workings of the mind.

The first film of the series, Transplanting Memories? considers whether it is possible that in receiving a transplanted organ, a patient could inherit some of their donor's memories and tastes as well.

In recent years several heart transplant recipients have reported unexpected side effects including experiencing memories, habits and desires they never had before. With studies showing that these are not isolated cases, Transplanting Memories? meets patients searching to understand what has happened to them.

The film follows organ recepients as they make contact with their donor families in an effort to understand their new found lease of life and features scientists who are pioneering research into the intelligence of the heart and the biochemical basis for memory in our cells.

Is science's understanding of how memory works quite as cut and dried as once thought?

Exec Prod: Malcolm Brinkworth; Prod/ Dir: Jo Scofield; Prod Co: Touch Productions