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Are Memories Transferable? Meet the Scientists Replicating an Infamous Study to Find Out

In the 1960’s, an odd experiment showed planarian worms could transfer memories by consuming each other.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 31, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC

It was a sensational finding—that is until the worms stopped learning.

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