{
  "id": 8063244,
  "title": "Why don’t we remember being babies? Science has an answer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/why-dont-we-remember-being-babies-science-has-an-answer",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T16:20:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/discovery/why-dont-we-remember-being-babies-the-science-behind-it/articleshow/134316455.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "We all experience infantile amnesia, meaning we can't remember our very first years. Although babies do create lasting memories, adults find it tough to recall them. The hippocampus and developing neural connections are crucial for these early memories. Brain development throughout childhood also influences how long these memories remain accessible.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}