And how come the age of the earliest memory varies from person to person?
2007-11-17 12:08:07 · 29 answers · asked by Holy Holly 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The hippocampus is not fully formed at birth - long term memory typically takes hold at 2-4 years of age. As you age you can also replace old memories with new ones or combine older memories subconsciously thus "losing" them
2007-11-17 12:14:53 · answer #1 · answered by M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can, from when I was 3!
2007-11-17 20:10:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it comes to the human-as-animal, we are born with very undeveloped brains. If we had a fully developed brain, we couldn't be born through the birth canal, so our relative under-development is a compromise between maturity and the fact that we have a really BIG brain later. Because the brain isn't very well-organized yet, we don't have a way to store those memories so that they can be accessed later on, and thus we feel that we don't HAVE any memories of that time.
2007-11-17 20:12:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is very interesting subject to me. I have a daughter on the Autism spectrum and she has VERY early childhood memories. I heard a DR say they don't loose these memories for some reason. My daughter remembers being born. I know this for a fact because she was C-section (scheduled) and when the DR took her out the nurse said, "This child is mad look at her lip, she wasn't ready." When my daughter told me of her birth she said (unprovoked) "Mommy, I was so mad then, I wasn't ready"!!!! Then she told me what it was like in my womb, she curled up in a ball. And there more to this story that is incredible if you want to hear more. E-mail me if you do.
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2007-11-17 20:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well most people remember specific events that stick out in their early years but not everything. I think we actually remember when we are able to rationally categorize what we see and learn and we want to remember it.
I can remember only the events that left a deep impact on me before the age of six.
2007-11-17 20:12:14 · answer #5 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
age varies .. people vary
the "moment of 'awakening' " to ourselves as sentient beings is influenced by many factors, nutrition, nurturing, spiritual awakening, cultural interactions, home environment, and probably a lot of others ...
if consciousness is bicameral, memory-structuring is different
whether 'consciousness' is necessary to "remember", I can't really say with conviction (but I suspect it plays a hand in the process)
how come some people are "aware" and some are not?
birth? sometimes maybe
conception? once
2007-11-17 20:49:33 · answer #6 · answered by atheistforthebirthofjesus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the person. I don't remember alot because I had a bad childhood and get heaches trying to think back to far. I think for most people short term memory is the strongest as a way of preseving ourselves and to stay alert in the present. If you think back too much, it takes away from the now.
2007-11-17 20:11:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have memories from 1 year of age, lol I can remember those years better than what I did yesterday.
2007-11-17 20:10:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't remember your early years because your brain is inmature and doesn't yet know how to store memories. Everyone developes at different speeds and that is why there is a difference with how soon they can start remembering their lives.
2007-11-17 20:12:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know....and you're right it varies....
I have clear memories from 3 years of age.
My sister remembers things when she was 2.
My husband has no memories until he was 5.
2007-11-17 20:22:23 · answer #10 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋