What is a Memory?

What are memories and how does the brain store them? How does our memory develop as we grow? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. As the brain processes experiences and stimuli, it creates pathways between neurons. Pathways between neurons are reinforced through repetition, producing memories. Adults typically cannot remember much from before the age of five. As the brain ages, brain cells die causing our memory to decline. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.