Summary:
- Infantile amnesia is the phenomenon where people cannot recall memories from their early childhood, typically before the age of 3-4 years old.
- Research suggests that this is because the brain undergoes significant development and reorganization during this period, making it difficult to form long-term memories that can be easily accessed later in life.
- As the brain matures, the way memories are stored and retrieved changes, leading to the loss of those early childhood memories, a process known as "infantile amnesia."