Understanding Memories: Lovely Metaphors Belong in Songs, Not Science

Biologist P. Z. Myers doesn't agree with my observation that the notion that the brain stores memories makes no sense. Myers writes:

Egnor claims that it is impossible for the brain to store memories. Yes, he knows that neural damage can cause loss of memory, that certain delicate areas of the brain, if harmed, can destroy the ability to make new memories, and he waves those awkward facts away to announce that there is simply no way memory or information of any kind can be stored in a meat-or...