New Study Suggests Memory Stored in Spacing Signals Across the Body, Not Just Brain Neurons

New Study Suggests Memory Stored in Spacing Signals Across the Body, Not Just Brain Neurons
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Scientists are challenging the conventional view of memory, proposing that it is encoded and distributed throughout the nervous system and potentially other body parts, not solely within the neurons of the brain, according to Earth.com.

Researchers found that memory is fundamentally defined by the unique temporal spacing of electrical signals, or action potentials, traveling down nerve axons. This “spacing” pattern, rather than the signals themselves, appears to act as the persistent, stored information.

This mechanism suggests that the physical encoding of memory may reside far from the cranial vault—potentially distributed throughout the entire nervous system, including the peripheral nerves that reach organs and tissues across the body. The findings redefine where in the nervous system memory is retained, suggesting a biological basis for memory retention outside of the brain’s traditional memory centers.

This scientific finding—that the body’s peripheral system retains informational signals—lends a new dimension to understanding religious doctrine. It appears to corroborate verses in the Holy Quran (e.g., Surah Fussilat 41:20-22), which describe how, on the Day of Judgement, the parts of the human body—specifically their hearing, sight, and skin—will bear witness against the person for their past deeds. This suggests that these body parts inherently hold a record of actions and experiences , a concept now bolstered by biological evidence of distributed informational storage.