Why Can’t You Remember Being a Baby? The Mystery of Infantile Amnesia

You were alive. You were learning. You were experiencing the world. So why can’t you remember being a baby? In this documentary, we explore the fascinating mystery of infantile amnesia—why most people have little or no conscious memory from their earliest years. We’ll look at how babies learn, how language and autobiographical memory develop, how the brain changes during childhood, and why early experiences can still influence us even when we can't consciously remember them. The strangest part? You may not remember the beginning of your life—but that beginning helped build the person you became.