Talk:Genetic memory (psychology)

NPOV problem
I think there is an NPOV problem here. The topic is presented as though it were a generally accepted theory in psychology with no such citation and opposing views are mentioned only in passing. One study does prove a theory. 2600:1700:5B2E:9050:F428:B254:FD3:5FC7 (talk) 14:42, 13 August 2020 (UTC)

Gee, um, the article might note that the whole idea of racial memory or genetic memory is bunk. That is, not true. If something is genetic, it's not a form of memory of things that happened to our ancestors. The idea of memory - the recording of an impression of experience - is entirely different from genes. Racial memory is an intrinsically Lamarckian idea. Culture is transmitted and learned by children; genes are inherited from parents. There is no mechanism by which a memory of ancestors becomes a genetic or racial property of their progeny. Or rather, the only mechanism is culture, either written or the oral tradition. And both of those are cultural. This is a seriously misleading article. You can call a false idea false, but still be informative about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.69.138.114 (talk) 20:26, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
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Should this new study be included in the page? It is by Emory University on heritable sensitivity to smells. Mice were conditioned to fear the smell of Cherry Blossom (acetone), and supposedly this fear was able to be transmitted from one generation to the next. 97.92.240.141 (talk) 06:32, 13 August 2014 (UTC)EM

Most of this article not related to inherited ready responses to stimuli is pseudoscientific. A parapsychology section? Really? Squelch1 (talk) 04:49, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

As suggested by psychedelic experiences
Hallucinogens such as Psilocybin, LSD & DMT are known to show complex mayan, aztec, celtic symbols, egyptian hieroglyphs or ancient ruins in people who have never before seen them. It suggests some information is unlocked which has not been consciously learned. --Dr zoidberg590 (talk) 04:20, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

Genetic memory in Assassin's Creed
Genetic memory in Assassin's Creed is one of the more well-known uses of the subject. In fact, I believe Assassin's Creed is the only reason the average person would even ever have heard of genetic memory. That's why I'm undoing the edit that removed it's mention from the page. If anyone disagrees, please talk about it here. Psychotic  Spartan  123  19:50, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

No mentions of Herbert Dune? Seriously? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.116.138.90 (talk) 16:53, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

Wow, this is pure psychobabble, no memories are not incorporate into the genome over time!
This page should be deleted. It's not psychiatry, and it is certainly not approved in any area of biology!--Tallard (talk) 04:38, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

To add to article
To add to this article: mention of the relationship between genetic memory and instinct. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 17:27, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

There is a single cell lifeform that "knows" how to operate an electric motor in its butt. It does not have a brain, but it has aspirations to get what it needs. Seems like that must be a genetic code sequence, so why do we not call that a memory? Also palm trees don't go to school to learn how to lean into the coastal wind. There are thousands of examples.2603:8081:403:2000:6953:71E6:EAB9:9E5B (talk) 10:55, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Is the human race devoid of genetic memory, while all the other species have it? What about racism? 100,000 years ago there were other humanoid species, and they got wiped out by us. Killing them requred hatred. Hatred had to become ingrained as a genetic memory. Even now we know you cannot win a war without hatred. Humans have more hatred than anything else that ever lived. Racism is a vestige of that survival mechanism. So put that in your psych pipe and smoke it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8081:403:2000:6953:71E6:EAB9:9E5B (talk) 20:16, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Science Communication
— Assignment last updated by Camp8120 (talk) 20:45, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Citation 2
The article claims that "there is scientific evidence of a gene for perfect pitch which is more common in Asian countries where pitch is critical to the meaning of a spoken word." However, the citation does not support that claim. The closest the citation comes to that is citing another source which points out that students in conservatory who identify racially as Asian are more likely to have perfect pitch; however, that study did not record either when those students started studying music or what exposure they had to tonal language at a young age. There is no evidence or claim in the citation that there is a gene for perfect pitch, much less that it's more common in Asian countries.

The citation does mention that one proposed mechanism for perfect pitch among children who were not exposed to tonal language is that they may have a longer predisposed duration for the early development stages where perfect pitch can form; however, that's purely speculative, doesn't support the claim currently in the article, and doesn't merit inclusion regardless.

I recommend taking out that entire sentence and removing citation 2. 8.29.119.8 (talk) 14:54, 27 June 2023 (UTC)