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Yea, but if I remember correctly its because we are using those brain regions for language processing.

• amelius 5y ago
  In other words, we can remember those symbols, but only if they make sense in the form of a sentence.
  • nathias 5y ago
    There is a special link between language and memory for sure, evident, if not else, at least by our almost complete lack of memories about our years before language acquisition.
    • tibbydudeza 5y ago
      It is called infantile amnesia - our brain only figures out declarative memory storage by the age of 2 to 4 - some argue that is not linked to language as animals also experience this.
      • nathias 5y ago
        Cool, I didn't know that, if it happens in animals it probably has nothing to do with language.
• tibbydudeza 5y ago
  They reckon it is an evolutionary tradeoff - a chimp has to make rapid and complex decisions within a short time frame in the very competitive social hierarchy of a troop. We are more on collaborating and thus evolved language.