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Conventional understanding would have you believe that memories are somehow stored in the physical brain. That has never been proven.
Think about how we usually talk about memories: we say we “store” them in our brains, almost like saving files onto a hard drive. But if you look at it closely, that idea doesn’t actually make scientific or logical sense. Memories aren’t physical objects; they are psychological experiences. Trying to physically store a memory in your brain is like trying to stuff a wish or a dream inside your pocket.
Why the “Filing Cabinet” Idea Fails
While your brain needs to work properly for you to learn and remember things, it isn’t actually holding physical copies of your past.
In fact, when surgeons remove large parts of the brain—even entire lobes—people usually don’t lose their memories.
If memories were physical things taking up space, you could cut them out with a scalpel, but you can’t. Treating the brain like a physical filing cabinet is just a handy metaphor, not a literal fact.
What the Brain Actually Does
Even though the brain doesn’t store memories like physical files, it is absolutely essential for creating them using all 8 of your senses:
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- The Hippocampus: You have two of these small structures, one on each side of your brain’s medial temporal lobe.
- The Backup System: If you lose just one hippocampus, your memory works completely fine.
- The Danger Zone: If both are destroyed, you lose the ability to form any new memories at all, a severe condition known as Korsakoff’s syndrome.
- The Search for Engrams: Scientists are researching whether memories leave physical traces or brain states called “engrams,” but the evidence for this is still pretty weak.
Can Memories Exist Outside the Physical Brain?
So, if you can loose large and small parts of your brain and STILL access memories, then the memories are NOT stored in the physical brain.
I believe that our subsciences and memories exist independently of our physical bodies. I believe that “mind” part of us is invisible, envelopes the physical body and it’s center is at the “translators” at the center of the physical brain. In order for it to be centered in the physical body, it would have to be also inside the physical body. In any case, it is centered at the translators and spreads out in all directions of of that center.
Many people would agree with me. I know people that have looked down at their body laying in a hospital bed after experiencing a traumatic event. I believe that in an emergency, the subconscious can “watch” the body from it’s perspective.
I have talked to many people with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) who have different “personalities”. These different personalities claim that they live outside of the body. They live in the mind instead of the body. Some claim that they lived inside of the body. But that still goes with my theory of the mind envelopes the body and finds it’s center at the brain. The invisible mind not only envelopes the physical body but is inside our physical body too.
Dogs can sense our mind
- If an unfamiliar person or animal approaches, a dog will immediately notice a change in the atmosphere or a shift in the energy of their pack members long before detecting the stranger themselves. Have you ever notice that a dog will start barking at something outside that has not even made its presence known yet? Are they able to detect another mind coming into their vicinity?
- Bioelectric/Physiological Changes: Dogs can perceive changes in the human body’s electrical and chemical fields, which is often why they can predict medical emergencies or detect underlying fear. Are they able to connect to a humans mind through their own mind and brain translators?
It does give us something to ponder.