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Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 5 , November 2002, Pages 555-559

Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Are neuronal activity-associated magnetic fields the physical base for
memory?

M. A. M. Banaclocha,

Department of Pathology, Hospital General de Castellón, Castellón, Spain

Received 2 October 2001;  accepted 20 December 2001.  Available online
21 September 2002.

Abstract
Despite intensive investigation into the mechanisms underlying the
memory process, the physical bases for this superior cognitive function
remain elusive. Recall of past events and actions depends on the
generation of complex memory carriers that would have to integrate many
items of information. Some human memory processes, like contextual
recall, work at such high speed and integrate such a large number of
cortical neurons and neuronal networks that molecular mechanisms of
information storage and synaptic transmission seem insufficient. This
limitation argues against molecular information storage mechanisms as
being truly effective carriers for the memory process. In this paper, I
propose that any type of information can be stored in the form of
`neuronal activity-associated magnetic fields' that would record
information in much the same way as the magnetic tape of a tape
recorder. Integration and/or combination of the neuronal
activity-associated magnetic fields throughout the complex
three-dimensional structure of the human cortex could provide a storage
medium for high-speed processing and discrimination that would support
the complexity of the human memory process.

 Correspondence to: Marcos Martínez Banaclocha, Urbanización San Blas
31, 46740 Carcagente, Valencia, Spain; email: marbanacl at latinmail.com

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 5 , November 2002, Pages 555-559






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