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'''Ancestral memory''', also known as '''race memory''', was a memory present at birth in an individual due to racial history. This resulted from an event repeated enough times that it was incorporated into a species' genome.
'''Ancestral memory''', also known as '''race memory''', was a memory present at birth in an individual due to racial history. This resulted from an event repeated enough times that it was incorporated into a species' genome.


The [[Great Old One]]s were preserved in [[human]]ity's race memory as nightmarish creatures of chaos. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Roof of the World (audio story)|The Roof of the World]]'') Some humans also had an ancestral fear of [[Silurian]]s, causing mental breakdowns. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') Humanity also had race memories of [[Kronos]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'')
[[Human]]ity had race memories of [[Transcendental Being]]s like [[Kronos]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') and the [[Great Old One]]s, preserved as nightmarish creatures of chaos. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Roof of the World (audio story)|The Roof of the World]]'') The memory of them or they themselves could be reached using mind-expanding drugs. ([[NA]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'') Some humans also had an ancestral fear of [[Silurian]]s, causing mental breakdowns. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')


The [[Tractator]]s once invaded [[Trion (planet)|Trion]], causing future [[Trion (species)|Trions]] to be terrified of them. [[Turlough]] went into shock after seeing Tractators as they awakened the ancestral memory within him. This allowed him to remember how the Trions had previously defeated the Tractators by separating them from the [[Gravis]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'')
The [[Tractator]]s once invaded [[Trion (planet)|Trion]], causing future [[Trion (species)|Trions]] to be terrified of them. [[Turlough]] went into shock after seeing Tractators as they awakened the ancestral memory within him. This allowed him to remember how the Trions had previously defeated the Tractators by separating them from the [[Gravis]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'')


The [[Wirrn]] had race memories from their larval state. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'')
The [[Wirrn]] had race memories from their larval state and by absorbing one member of another species could obtain that race's whole technological history for their benefit. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'')


[[Category:Psychology]]
[[Category:Psychology]]

Revision as of 20:55, 7 November 2011

Race memory

Ancestral memory, also known as race memory, was a memory present at birth in an individual due to racial history. This resulted from an event repeated enough times that it was incorporated into a species' genome.

Humanity had race memories of Transcendental Beings like Kronos (DW: The Time Monster) and the Great Old Ones, preserved as nightmarish creatures of chaos. (BFA: The Roof of the World) The memory of them or they themselves could be reached using mind-expanding drugs. (NA: White Darkness) Some humans also had an ancestral fear of Silurians, causing mental breakdowns. (DW: Doctor Who and the Silurians)

The Tractators once invaded Trion, causing future Trions to be terrified of them. Turlough went into shock after seeing Tractators as they awakened the ancestral memory within him. This allowed him to remember how the Trions had previously defeated the Tractators by separating them from the Gravis. (DW: Frontios)

The Wirrn had race memories from their larval state and by absorbing one member of another species could obtain that race's whole technological history for their benefit. (DW: The Ark in Space)