Why Don't We Remember Our Childhood?
Scientists have long believed that the reason we forget childhood memories is because the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for recording and storing memories, is still developing and maturing into adolescence. But in a new study, Yale University researchers found that this hypothesis is not entirely true; in fact, infants can store memories, but they are not able to access them in later years of life.
The study examined 26 infants aged 4 months to 2 years. The researchers first showed the infants pictures of different faces, objects, or landscapes and then tested whether they were able to distinguish the previous images among the new ones.
The study showed that infants can store episodic memories (memories of specific events) earlier than previously thought. But what happens to these memories?
There are two possibilities
1. These memories may not enter long-term memory at all.
2. These memories are stored, but our brains cannot access them.


𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒆,𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏




The last unclear thing I can remember when I was about 7 years old, not younger than that! 🤔 😟