Infantile Amnesia: Determining Children’s Earliest Memories
My three year old niece has a near photographic memory for games we played months ago, people she only met once not too long ago, and books she hasn’t picked up in weeks. However, soon all of that will disappear. By the time she is eight, she will remember almost nothing of the first few years of her life. And by the time she is eighteen, even though she will will retain the language and habits learned the earliest years […]