has anybody heard about scientists researching ways/methods of the way the brain stores information? if so please help

also, how much data can it hold? has it been tested? must...have...answers...[death rattle] (lol)

I am no expert, but I think I may know a little.
The brain basically has a pathway in the neurons for each memory. Based on which pathways get stimulated, and from which neurotransmitter, the thought is different.

As for how much it can store:
The brain can hold MUCH MORE than you can ever fit into it in a lifetime. I am not even sure there is a definite limit

our bio teacher told us that the brain can hold more info than 1000 CD's, and that with the number of neurons in your brain, the number of synaptic connections is more than the number of elementary particles in the galaxy. im guessing that that is a lot. :m:

Hmm these are gross simplification. Storage of inforamtion does not only rely on synaptic patterns but also depend on long term change of channel activities, differential gene expression and so on. Till now no comprehensive model for memory exist. If you want to understand the basics I'd recommend reading some basic textbooks or if you are more advanced you might want to check http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
If you search for memory you'll see how much research is in it, although much of it is very specialized. For starters I'd recommend you to loor for reviews there.

the first person to understand the chemistry of memory is a sure in Nobel winner. sure we understand the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and long term potentiation but the underlying chemistry?? wld be crazy to understand.

I think brain storage is related to where you are at the place of informational input. It's based on how we handle normal and pre cognitions wich we can learn in stadia of age. If you think about a place, you can remember details if storaged. When you actual visit the place, you'll find old cognitions and new pre cognitions. It's all based on rational and relative thinking.

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there are three main stores for memories in the brain. the first is the sensory memory, this takes in things you see, hear, and touch. This info can then be passed to the second memory store (the short term memory). the short term memory can hold 7 plus or minus 2, pieces, or chunks of information.

If this imformation is rehearsed, or is meaningful in some way to the person (semantic) it can then be stored in the long term memory. This has an unlimited capacity and can hold information for up to a lifetime.

All memories are held better when rehearsed. Without this they can be lost through decay. Other memories may also cause interferance, that can dislodge other memories - causing memory loss. Another problem in retrieving memories is called retrieval failure. this is when the brain cannot find specific memories, but they are still in the memory.