Genetic memory refers to the idea that ancestral experiences, like trauma or learned behaviours, can be passed down through DNA to influence subsequent generations’ brains and behaviours, often via epigenetic changes (marks on DNA), not direct memory recall, but as predispositions, instincts, or heightened sensitivities, seen in animal studies showing inherited fear of smells or innate bird songs, though specific episodic memories aren’t inherited, these mechanisms explain phenomena like phobias and innate talents.
