Do memories occupy a physical space in the brain?
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Both yes and no, yes that memories are stored in neurons, which are part of the physical space, but no in the sense that without right neurons connected, there are no memories to find.
Imagine it as a giant jig-saw puzzle, except every piece got an identical shape, so you can put the puzzle together in million of ways.
so you got 86 billion pieces that can be used to hold an near infinity amount of puzzles, some of those puzzles are complete and vivid, others just bearly? berly? barly? ba… baerly? yeah, barely where was i going with this… Oh right, uh some form barely an outline of an memory, and might need a lil jumpstart to connect enough neurons to complete it.
Actually, let me re-iterate the answer, yes they occupy physical space in the sense that they are made up of neurons, and no they do not take physical space, since it’s the connections between neurons that makes a memory.
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