What part of a brain , contains all the memories and thoughts?

Well, memories are not "contained." It's not like putting candies in a jar and simply reaching in later to pull one out. Instead, as we experience life the actual structure of the brain changes. New connections are made between neural cells and others pruned and discarded. It is when these networks of connected cells become activated that we experience the world and become conscious of memories.

 

The hippocampus is generally recognized as one of the more important brain regions involved with memory, but really the entire brain is involved... And even parts of our bodies outside the brain depending on the type and context of a memory.

 

http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/d/d_07/d_07_cr/d_07_cr_tra/d_07_cr_tra.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/human-memory.htm

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourbrain/Whyisyourmemorysoimportant.aspx

Edited October 9, 201411 yr by iNow

Well, memories are not "contained." It's not like putting candies in a jar and simply reaching in later to pull one out. Instead, as we experience life the actual structure of the brain changes. New connections are made between neural cells and others pruned and discarded. It is when these networks of connected cells become activated that we experience the world and become conscious of memories.

 

The hippocampus is generally recognized as one of the more important brain regions involved with memory, but really the entire brain is involved... And even parts of our bodies outside the brain depending on the type and context of a memory.

 

http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/d/d_07/d_07_cr/d_07_cr_tra/d_07_cr_tra.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/human-memory.htm

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourbrain/Whyisyourmemorysoimportant.aspx

Thank you for the links, I would not know what information to look for.

My pleasure. Glad it helped. Remember, we learn new things about memory and the brain everyday. Those links (and others like the below) just help to provide a baseline or a primer.

 

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html