How are memories encoded ?

Is it possible that the
 genetic material
is also responsible for our memories ?

Yes !

Planaria: Memory Transfer through Cannibalism Reexamined

Arlene L. Hartry, Patricia Keith-Lee and William D. Morton

Science, 1964

So, by the end, how are memories stored in our brains ?

Engrams &

Synaptic plasticity

Engrams &

Synaptic plasticity

Tonegawa, S., Liu, X., Ramirez, S. & Redondo, R.
Memory Engram Cells Have Come of Age
Neuron 87, 918–931 (2015).

Karim Benchenane

 Brain Plasticity Unit

(UMR 8249 CNRS ESPCI-ParisTech)

Justin Sanchez

Biological Technologies Office (BTO)

Take home messages

It is not just because it was published in a peer-reviewed journal, that it is true.

Trendy research subjects are not the answer to every problem.

Memory engrams are the best current model for how the brain store and process memories