how does remembering super far back memories work?

Question

I dont know, if i even worded this right.

But i have this recurring memory(flashback?) Of the ONE time i went to speech therapy when i was like 4 or 5.

I cant even remember what i ate last week but i remember this vividly as if it just happened but its been 11 or 12 years.

How does that work? Why does this happen?

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Answer 1

First of all, you are probably remembering memories of remembering it rather than the memory itself. Other than that, the way our brains are wired makes us a lot better at remembering some stuff over others. In this case, it’s a lot easier to remember something that happens once rather than one meal out of tens of thousands you had.