Season 1 · Episode 79
The Mystery of the Missing Years: Why Babies Forget
Why is the first chapter of our lives a total blank? Herman and Corn explore the science of infantile amnesia and the mystery of baby brains.
My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill
December 23, 202518m 23s
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Show Notes
Why can’t we remember being born, or even our third birthdays? In this episode, Herman and Corn dive into the "deleted scenes" of human life: the first three years. From the rapid growth of neurons in the hippocampus to the role of language in filing our memories, the brothers break down why our brains prioritize learning how to walk and talk over remembering the actual events. They also tackle the "false memory" trap and explain why those lost years are actually the most important foundation for who we are today.