Verbal abilities allow for information to be encoded in a form radically different from the action-based codes of the infant.This may be an explanation for the phenomenon of

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Infantile amnesia refers to the common human experience of having very few memories from the early years of life, typically before the age of 3 or 4. The development of verbal abilities allows for the encoding of experiences in a more complex and retrievable form, which is different from the more action-based or sensory-based memories of infancy. This shift in encoding capabilities is believed to contribute to why earlier, pre-verbal memories are less accessible or entirely inaccessible later in life.

Verbal Abilities Allow for Information to Be Encoded in a Form