Why don't you remember the things of childhood? understand from the point of view of science

Have you ever wondered why we tend to forget childhood memories as we grow older, why we can't remember what our first birthday was like, or what our first teacher's name was? Let's understand why this happens?

Do you remember your first birthday party? Can you tell what was the name of your first teacher? You will put stress on the brain, but still you will not be able to remember, because these memories are no longer stored in your mind, but you can ride a bicycle learned in childhood, do you remember how to hold a spoon?

Have you ever wondered why it happens that childhood memories fade away as we grow up, why we can't revive those memories, while we remember how to ride a bicycle, what a car is called, how the bus looks. There is a whole science behind this, actually there are three types of memory in our brain, one is short term memory and two are long term memory. Let us understand in detail what is the function of which memory and how do we forget the things of childhood?

What does long term memory do?

There are two types of long-term memory in children, which develop with age. Its first part is called procedural memory in the eyes of science, in it those memories are stored which are functional, such as writing, eating, walking, cycling, all these are stored in procedural memory, this memory remains for life.

The second part of long term memory is called semantic memory, general knowledge is stored in this memory, such as recognizing an animal, the identity of a river, building, temple, etc. is stored in this, we do not forget about these things throughout life.

Short term memory

Aamir Khan had only short term memory loss in the film Ghajini, this memory is called episodic memory in the language of science, in which events or special events that happen to us are stored, but over time we forget those moments or events, according to science, memories are stored for 5 years in episodic memory, after that only that which we remember again and again remains. Scientists claim that when a five-year-old child is 11 years old, he would have forgotten 75 percent of his memories up to 5 years. The remaining memories are the ones that are remembered again and again.

Which memory is affected by memory loss?

Long-term memory is not affected due to loss of memory due to an accident or illness, only episodic memory is affected, that is, riding a bicycle, recognizing an organism, all these are remembered, but people forget their name, their home, their family, because all these are part of episodic memory only.

Neuron does the work of storing a memory in memory

There are neurons in the brain of any person that exchange information with the brain, it is the job of these neurons to store a memory in memory. According to science, there are very few neurons in a child till the age of 6 years, they start developing from the age of 6 years, that is why it is believed that the events that happen in the life of children from the age of 6 years are remembered by them.