Nah but it can be overloaded with emotion. That's a mental breakdown. There's no 'storage space' in our heads. It's unlimited.

I think that's why we have to sleep and dream. To sort out all the information we're gathering.

Oooh WinZip for the brain! That would be great.

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Ha Ha! This question reminds me of a 'Married With Children' episode where Kelly had to win a fact's based game show for her dad, (Al) and when her dad and her brother were 'training' her and feeding her with new Q & A for the gameshow, every bit of new information, at a certain point, pushed out the old information. So much so that the info she knew of her dad all her life (his highschool football touchdowns and stats) was pushed out of her head. (It was funny if you've ever seen the actual show and knew what an airhead she was). Sad to say, but I have felt that way before!

Yes it's possible. My brain crashed. It didn't know what to discard. :p

The brain does sort out what's good and what is not worth remembering or what is not required already.

Yes, it can. That is why it is so important to get a good night's sleep every night and don't skimp. While you are sleeping your brain prunes anything you aren't using and creates more efficient connections to the parts you are rehearsing. That is why you often have an aha! moment in the morning on something you were struggling with the day before. That is why people tell you to "sleep on it." Sleep is when you compress the data and delete useless files so your brain doesn't crash.

it can not be over loaded... from what i hear it shrinks and wrinkles with everything learned... wow maybe it will shrink to capacity one day???

Einstein wasn't overloaded and he is regarded to be one of the brightest minds. I on the other hand spend many,many days in intense experimentation on how to effectively kill,destroy and otherwise maim brain cells through non surgical methods.My brain however is still full of what has been described as "brain sludge" the useless information we seem to remember....The theme song to Mr.Ed,the names of the 7 dwarfs ,etc... I seriously think the brain will not allow itself to "crash" it just selectively remembers what and when it wants to....