How does a babies brain evolve, causing it to forget it's early childhood when getting older?

Answer 1

My hypothesis is, selective memory... At certain stages of a child's life, they don't have the brain capacity to store such things but if you think about it, why are they able to recall things like words and objects...Because of repitition. If something a child does or an instance occurs in a child's life over and over, then they are bound to remember things of that sort.

Answer 2

The baby's brain doesn't evolve. The thing that evolves is his body. Babies start out with sexual drives, but these are, of course, useless for procreation. Instead they are diverted for such things as the intake of nourishment and elimination. That's why oral and anal phases have such an emotional impact. They are involved with infantile eroticism. However, there is a period of sexual latency that starts at age four and a half. This lasts until puberty. All the aggravations and conflicts and frustration caused by infantile sexuality are abandoned, forgotten and repressed. Most memory associated with this stage are also repressed.

Answer 3

I don't know why we can't remember everything...but there was a very interesting show called "the science of baby" on either the discovery channel or TLC. If you picked up a 1 hour old baby, it's legs will move in a walking motion. After 5 or 6 months, won't do it anymore, unless you put the baby in water...at the rate they grow, legs can't move that way except with not so much gravity. And, it showed that babies can understand (at least tones) of languages they never heard...but lose that ability if it never gets nourished...very creepy, interesting stuff.

Answer 4

Yeah -- this is a good question. I look at my grandbabies and love them so much. Yet, my earliest memories (like a lot of others is about 3 yrs). What I HAVE figured out though -- is if a baby is abused, it will affect them later in life although they don't have memory. So that is why when I see my grandbabies (as I did with my own babies) -- always greet them with an excited smile -- that they are extremely important to me -- and yeah -- my kids were really good and well adjusted. So somehow, although they don't remember, how we treat them WILL have an affect on their personality. Good question -- will give you credit for this one.

Answer 5

the brain isn't complete, the baby is not smart enough to remember everything, the baby doesnt know wats going around it, i remember things from when i was 3.....maybe even 2..yup...whenever i smell a certain type fragrance, my memories get activated, and i remember everything.......i have photographic memory i guess..but due to the brutal head injuries ive gotten so many times in my life, im just not the same :P

Answer 6

The baby's brain hasn't fully devolped yet and cannot reason yet. All it has to act on are it's instinctial properties. Honestly, the brain is mostly water.

Answer 7

I think it's because of assimilation when new objects fit into their schemas, the unimportant stuff just gets forgotten. Like when a baby learns that their uncle is abusive they remember that because it's important to their survival.

Answer 8

They don't have the mental capacity to store so much information when they're younger. It kind of just grows out.

Answer 9

dont know that is to complex for me.

Answer 10

I don't know.