It's not obvious whether this selective amnesia is simply a necessary consequence of mammalian brain development, or if it actually provides us with some benefits. Science, 2025. DOI: 10.1126 ...

One trait shared by all humans is that they don’t remember specific life episodes that occurred before the age of 3 or 4. Many scientists have attributed this so-called “infantile amnesia” to a lack ...

Stock image visualizing memory. Autism-like brain states might safeguard against early life amnesia, researchers have found. Getty Images. By inducing inflammation in pregnant mice, the ...

Why You Can’t Remember Being Born: A Look at ‘Infantile Amnesia’ Infants can form memories, just not the kind that recalls specific experiences By Vanessa LoBue & The Conversation US ...