Why cant we remember our infancy?

Question

Hey guys! This is a strange question I know, but I was curious as to why people cannot remember anything from their infancy like their first birthday party? Does it have something to do with our brain functionality? Thanks alot!

Answer 1

Infant brains aren't mature enough to absorb and retain information. That's pretty much it.

Answer 2

I believe that human beings are capable of recording memories from an early stage in their lives. I have reasons that force me to believe in the existence of a critical developmental step in cortical functionality.That is, once we as juveniles gain consciousness for the first time, then we must be able to capture vivid memories from that point forward. This developmental step, according to my sincere estimates, would perhaps take place at the age of four in the female; the masculine data is incomplete, nevertheless similarities exist among both sexes. As a closing argument, I would like to introduce the concept of "Impact". I believe that human beings can recall an event in their past only if such an event had a profound impact on the subject. Impact is either positive or negative; therefore,it has an absolute value, and only a finite amount of it causes the subject to recall this hypothetical event for many years. I for instance (at the current age of twenty-one) still remember stepping on a shard of broken glass when I was four years of age.

Answer 3

because the human brain isn't mature enough to create the proteins needed to retain the information

on a more philosophical, freudian point of view, the reason why people do not retain information from infancy is because when they are infants, their unconscious mind is capturing everything to be stored as a 'repressed memory' to help the infant function later in life (the infant is not conscious, and therefore has no conscious memory, because the unconscious mind is being built so to speak)

Answer 4

Our memories are sensory input that is sent to the brain in the form of electrical signals. Once there, the signals zip around for a "file" in which to be stored along with similar "memories". In the beginning, many signals dissipate because there isn't any pre-existing file to "associate" with and store with. The more sensory experiences and memories we accumulate, the more files and memories we have to associate new sensory input with. Memories "stick" once they can find an appropriate file and pre-existing memories to associate with. Our first "files" develop from repetition of essentially the same experiences that are, naturally, slightly different each time, but similar, such as nursing and the scent of our mother. Those slight variations then begin the differentiation of our memory files.

Answer 5

i used to tell my mum when i was a young kid that i could remember being in her stomach. She didn't believe me, but i am absolutely positive i can. I have vivid memories of this and science can dish out whatever it wants about children remembering nothing before their third birthday, but this isn't always the case. I have an adopted child of 14. She was adopted at almost two years of age. She tells me she can remember bring held by a woman other than me (her mother). I have no doubt this is true.

Answer 6

If I tell you the first thing that I remember when I was one year old will you believe it. You entire remote memory is placed inside your brain, and with aging process it goes further back as new upgrades and knowledge enters your brain.
You have to work real hard as there is nothing with your brain.NO SUBSTITUTE FOR HARD WORK.

Answer 7

some people do, but various reason could be that they lost their memory of childhood, could be abuse, wasn't around alot of activities, abnormal brain disfunctions.it could be what you said it is possible

Answer 8

well maybe alot dont but i can remeber some maybe because im 13 idk