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> trauma inflicted on your grandfather Can anyone verify that studies have shown that trauma can be inherited from male parents? I had been assuming epigenetic
by stubish 2y ago
> trauma inflicted on your grandfather
Can anyone verify that studies have shown that trauma can be inherited from male parents? I had been assuming epigenetic memory came from mothers, via chemical signaling during pregnancy. But epigenetic memory from fathers must be from actual changes to the DNA? Fascinating that a trigger like 'the smell of cherries' can be stored that precisely. It is very hard to believe, so relying on the scientific method here.
- Staple_Diet 2y agoThe most compelling evidence of any epigenetic changes influencing offspring were the animal studies that showed trauma to the mother can be evident two generations later in premature maturation of memory systems of male offspring (i.e., grandsons). As you state this is via the maternal line at first, I will need to check if the inbetween carrier was female or male. Rick Richardson has done a lot of work on this, here is one paper but I'd suggest looking at his further work; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637360/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637360/