What kind of “data structure” is a memory in our brain (e.g. sensory, olfactory or visual)? Is a memory some kind of chemical “data” inside a neuron, or physical (some neural connection) or something else?

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What kind of “data structure” is a memory in our brain (e.g. sensory, olfactory or visual)? Is a memory some kind of chemical “data” inside a neuron, or physical (some neural connection) or something else?

In: Biology

Answer 1

In many ways the brain is still a mystery to is, but it’s generally understood that memories are stored as the connections between our neurons. When we ‘learn’ something new, new connections are created.