Where is memory is located in the brain?

Memory traces for events are believed to be stored throughout the brain, including areas of the cerebral cortex that are associated with a given memory. For instance, the occipital lobe is associated with vision, and thus a memory involving a visual component will eventually be stored at least in part in the occipital cortex. The same can be said for each of the other cortical lobes. The hippocampus is a brain structure integral for the formation of new memories and is the region most extensively lesioned in Alzheimer's Disease.