New study says infants form memories, but they are hard to retrieve later


By AGENCY
  • Family
  • Wednesday, 14 May 2025

A new study challenges assumptions about infant memory. The question remains, however, why these memories become difficult to retrieve later in life. — AFP

Our earliest years are a time of rapid learning, yet we typically cannot recall specific experiences from that period – a phenomenon known as infantile amnesia.

A new study published in Science recently challenges assumptions about infant memory, showing that young minds do indeed form memories.

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