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Re:Our memory is better than experts thought by amelius on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @06:50AM (#27288782)
In other words, we can remember those symbols, but only if they make sense in the form of a sentence.
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Re:Our memory is better than experts thought by nathias on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @07:34AM (#27289123)
There is a special link between language and memory for sure, evident, if not else, at least by our almost complete lack of memories about our years before language acquisition.
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Re:Our memory is better than experts thought by tibbydudeza on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @03:12PM (#27294793)
It is called infantile amnesia - our brain only figures out declarative memory storage by the age of 2 to 4 - some argue that is not linked to language as animals also experience this.
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Re:Our memory is better than experts thought by nathias on Thursday May 27, 2021 @12:43PM (#27305093)
Cool, I didn't know that, if it happens in animals it probably has nothing to do with language.
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