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Could you provide a reference for this "age of amnesia" ? I've heard many people claim that it's not possible to remember things before age 6. But I personally
by landhar 10y ago
Could you provide a reference for this "age of amnesia" ? I've heard many people claim that it's not possible to remember things before age 6. But I personally have lots of memories from ages 2 to 4 (these memories are very easy for me to accurately date, because I lived in different countries during these years). And I would definitely categorize those memories as "long term": I remember places, visits of relatives, toys I had, play dates and birthday celebrations, bike rides, etc...
- aab0 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood_amnesia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood_amnesia
- eximius 10y agoI think the age varies. But you'd be hard pressed to find someone who could recall pre-toddler. My earliest are at 2-5, for reference. (placed by location, but there are probably some earlier in that range)
- thaumasiotes 10y agoWell, the description of the "age of amnesia" was this: > In fact, there's the age of amnesia, which is around 6, after which the majority of people forget most of their long term memories up to that point. Under that definition, I think it's safe to say that all ages are "the age of amnesia". Most of your memories, no matter when they're from, get forgotten or irretrievably buried.