Fuse Brain

Understand Your Brain and the Ever-Elusive Memory

The brain is the most complex organ for many animals. Generally speaking, the brain is located in an animal's head, close to the primary sensory organs for vision, hearing, balance, taste and smell. In the human brain, the brain contains billions of neurons and functions as the organ in charge of everyday functions (such as breathing and basic motor control) as well as more critical skills, such as problem solving techniques to storing memory.

The science behind memory, both in terms of creation and recollection, is still a topic of study in the fields of psychology. While research is getting done into the physiological basis of memory formation, theorists believe that the most plausible explanation is that memory is expressed as changes in the synaptic connections between neurons. Neurons are the cells that transmit electrical impulses throughout the brain and might prove the source behind human memory. Furthermore, memory function occurs in many critical parts of the brain, including the cerebral cortex, hippo campus, basal ganglia and cerebellum.

Memory is a critical part of human psychology and it is, in the simplest terms, your ability to remember events, facts, theories and information that allow you to function in society.