Smiling baby lying on their tummy on a light-colored rug, representing development and memory in early childhood.

Childhood Amnesia: What Research Shows About Early Years Memory

Do you remember your first birthday? Or your very first word?Probably not — and this isn’t a coincidence. The inability to recall early years of life is known as childhood amnesia, a natural phenomenon that has intrigued scientists for decades. What happens in a baby’s brain In the first years of life, a baby’s brain …