Body memory

This article is about the hypothesis of unconscious extra-cerebral memories. For unconscious cerebral memories, see implicit memory.
Not to be confused with muscle memory.
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Body memory (BM) is a hypothesis that the body itself is capable of storing memories, as opposed to only the brain. While experiments have demonstrated the possibility of cellular memory[1] there are currently no known means by which tissues other than the brain would be capable of storing memories.[2][3]

Modern usage of BM tends to frame it exclusively in the context of traumatic memory and ways in which the body responds to recall of a memory. In this regard, it has become relevant in treatment for PTSD.[4]

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