Why can’t I remember being a baby?
About this episode
This episode explores why babies can't remember their earliest experiences and the implications of that memory loss.
And if babies forget their earliest experiences, do they still matter? This episode is a collaboration with Vox's Explain It to Me podcast Guests: Kristin Ohlson, writer; Tristan Yates, cognitive psychologist at Columbia University; Dana Suskind, professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Chicago For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Kristin Ohlson, Tristan Yates, Dana Suskind
Topics covered
- memory
- child development
- cognitive psychology
- early experiences
- infant memory
Keywords
- baby memory
- cognitive development
- infant experiences
- psychology
- memory loss
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vox, Columbia University, University of Chicago, Explain It to Me
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