Why Can't We Remember Being Babies?

Why can't we recall being born? It was kind of a big day, so you'd think we'd remember. Anthony looks at how the inner workings of a baby's brain differs from that of a full grown adult.


Read More:

When Do Babies Become Conscious?
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/201...
"For everyone who's looked into an infant's sparkling eyes and wondered what goes on in its little fuzzy head, there's now an answer."


Babies Have Consciousness, Study Finds
http://www.livescience.com/28848-babi...
"Infants have a conscious experience of the world at as early as 5 months of age, new research finds."


Why Don't We Remember Being Babies?
http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/1...
"Virtually nobody has memories from very early childhood — but it's not because we don't retain information as young children."


Can a person remember being born?
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life...
"Psychologists refer to this inability of most adults to remember events from early life, including their birth, as childhood amnesia."


Why Can't You Remember Being a Baby?
http://mentalfloss.com/article/12330/...
"There are probably blackout periods you can't remember at all from your childhood, and the memories you do have are likely hazy and garbled."


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