Memories are not stored in the brain. The brain acts as a facilitator of consciousness, but you cannot pinpoint an area in the brain where memories reside. Inner Consciousness itself is the memory bank, which is why states of hypnotically induced consciousness can recall past, present, and in-between lives.

In near-death experiences (NDEs), a person’s conscious personality reaches the “inner beyond,” and are able to return to the physical body experience with memories of what they experienced. 

This process has nothing to do with the physical brain. It’s the act of bypassing the brain’s natural connection to this reality, and portions of the ego, that makes it possible. This often occurs through severe trauma or pain, which triggers the removal of consciousness as a way to avoid overwhelming pain or trauma to the personality.

It’s all about consciousness. Consciousness uses the brain, but it doesn’t need it to operate—like a jellyfish. The brain is a key part of humanity’s biological evolution, but the evolution of consciousness is completely separate.

So, the question is: Why does consciousness use humans as vehicles in the first place if the brain is not truly needed? The answer lies in the decision space and the potential to create within a 3D reality, which provides a unique set of challenges. Bottlenose dolphins have larger brains but a smaller decision space and less potential. It’s the decision space that enables options to create and actualize potential. Options create variables, and variables stimulate growth—not of the physical body, but of consciousness.