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  1. The Infant Brain Remembers - Psychology Today

    Jul 14, 2023 · Babies don't form explicit memories, including autobiographical memories, from 0-3 years old. Babies do form implicit memories, including emotional, sensory and motor memories, from 0-3...

  2. 3.7: Infant MemoryLifespan Development – A Psychological ...

    Memory requires a certain degree of brain maturation, so it should not be surprising that infant memory is rather fleeting and fragile. As a result, older children and adults experience infantile amnesia, the …

  3. Scientists put wriggly babies in fMRI machines to learn about ...

    Mar 20, 2025 · Why can't we remember when we were babies? Scientists who scanned infants' brains found that they do make memories. The findings suggest these memories may still exist, but are …

  4. The Mysteries of Infant Memory: What We Now Know About Your ...

    Mar 21, 2025 · This new research challenges the traditional narrative that the first years of life are a memory desert. It shows that babies are actively encoding memories, perhaps more than we ever …

  5. Infant Memory Formation Begins Earlier Than Thought

    Mar 20, 2025 · Summary: New research challenges the idea that infants cannot form memories, showing that babies as young as 12 months old can encode experiences. Using fMRI scans, …

  6. ‘Pioneering’ study scans babies’ brains as they form memories

    Mar 20, 2025 · Some infants younger than 12 months had more brain activity during memory encoding than some of the older babies. Researchers don’t yet know whether these infants will end up having …

  7. Infant Memory | Lifespan Development - Lumen Learning

    Memory requires a certain degree of brain maturation, so it should not be surprising that infant memory is rather fleeting and fragile. As a result, older children and adults experience infantile amnesia, the …