eli5: Why do most people have no memories from before age 4 or 5 years old?

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eli5: Why do most people have no memories from before age 4 or 5 years old?

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From a cursory google search:

>The hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, two key structures in the neuroanatomy of memory, do not develop into mature structures until around the age of three or four. These structures are known to be associated with the formation of autobiographical memories.

eli5: Brain still developing. Some brains develop faster than others.

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From a cursory google search:

>The hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, two key structures in the neuroanatomy of memory, do not develop into mature structures until around the age of three or four. These structures are known to be associated with the formation of autobiographical memories.

eli5: Brain still developing. Some brains develop faster than others.

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From a cursory google search:

>The hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, two key structures in the neuroanatomy of memory, do not develop into mature structures until around the age of three or four. These structures are known to be associated with the formation of autobiographical memories.

eli5: Brain still developing. Some brains develop faster than others.

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