ABSTRACT
The ultimale goal of studies of the neurobiology of memory is to understand how the nervous system processes, stores, and utilizes information. The problem is not one simply of determining the mechanism underlying the neural trace of an experience. We need to know how such traces are produced, where they occur and how they are used when required to control learned behavior…. The particular neuroanatomical and neurochemical systems activated by any new experience will depend upon the type of information (visual, auditory, etc.) to be stored…. Consequently, it does not seem likely that there are unique neuroanatomical systems or unique neurochemical systems that store many different types of memories. But, it may be that some brain systems are involved in certain processes which promote the storage of most if not all information. Thus, although it may not be possible to locate specific “engrams” it should be possible to locate the neural systems which are involved in the processing and storing of information and, eventually, to understand the anatomical interactions and neurochemical bases of such systems.
