Generalized seizures occur all over the brain and can affect the entire body. Symptoms of general seizures include: 1  convulsions. 2  twitching motions. 3  falling down. 4  loss of consciousness. 5  biting the tongue. 6  loss of bladder control. 7  stiffening of the body.
Though the hippocampus is an essential brain structure for the proper functioning of long-term memory, it cannot be regarded as the âmemory centreâ in the same sense that the occipital cortex, for example, can be regarded as the centre for processing visual information.
The area of the brain that stores memories may get ''clogged up'' as the day goes on, akin to a full email in-box on your computer, he says. Napping at midday, when the brain's ability to learn may have deteriorated, may clear the brain's memory storage area and make room for new information, Walker says.