Why You Don't Remember Being a Baby: Where Did Your First Three Years Go?

Why You Don't Remember Being a Baby: Where Did Your First Three Years Go? You can remember your fifth birthday. Maybe your first day of school. But the first three years of your life? Gone. Your brain deleted its own baby photos, and scientists are still arguing about why. This stickman science story follows one big question: where did your earliest memories go? A baby with a ribbon tied to a mobile, a brain in a hard hat, a filing cabinet with no folders, a baby in a brain scanner, and a fake memory about getting lost in a mall that thousands of people have "remembered" ever since. Real science on childhood amnesia, the hippocampus, how babies actually form memories, why memories fade between ages four and nine, and why your earliest memory might not be real. The answer sits somewhere in the middle, wearing a very confused expression. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Cold Open: What Was I Like as a Baby? 0:18 Childhood Amnesia 0:51 Theory 1: Babies Remember Nothing 1:29 Theory 2: Your Brain Was Under Construction 1:56 Theory 3: No Words, No Labels 2:21 The Baby Brain Scanner 3:05 Your Earliest Memory Might Be Fake 3:38 So Where Did Your First 3 Years Go? Tell me in the comments: what is your earliest memory? And do you think it's real? ⚠️ This channel is animated entertainment. It is not professional psychological or medical advice. Memory science is still an active research area, and some of the ideas in this video are debated by researchers. #childhoodamnesia #psychology #neuroscience #brain #memory #sciencefacts #animatedscience #stickman