Chances are you don't remember much from before you were about three years old, and the way we narrate our worlds to ourselves is a big part of why.
For memories to remain accessible, writes Alasdair Wilkins, our younger selves would have to narrate the world in the same language-based way we do when we're older: "I formed earlier memories using more rudimentary, pre-verbal means, and that made those memories unreachable as the acquisition of language reshaped how my mind works."
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ASAP Science provides some excellent tips for intensive, last-minute studying of just about any subject where you need to remember a lot of information. The video covers a lot of… READ THE REST
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We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
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