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Among Us
Although memories are forgotten, they still constitute a part of us as days of carelessness and great fun.
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Beloved Ones
Folklore of newborns or young children seeing deceased family members, the dead can only communicate with them. Memories of the infant period are gradually forgotten as the child grows up.
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Clear Out
Throughout infancy, new neurons are born in the hippocampus involved in memory and forgetting, clearing out older memories to make room for new ones.
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Forgetting is a Form of Protection
Forgetting is the body’s way of protecting the child from trauma. A white knight symbols protection while white poppy symbols forgetting.
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Instill
The human way of thinking becomes the retrieval method of memory as the child learns, things understood by the infant mind are overwritten.
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Meng Po
Inspired by Chinese mythology, souls of the dead are fed a potion by the goddess Meng Po, erasing memories of prior incarnations. Skepticism of the potion‘s lasting effect results in the loss of memories of infancy.
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Selfhood
Memories define who we are and build a unique personal identity. We remember distinctive personal experiences that shape us and forget when we still lack the notion of self.
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The Locked Room
The memories of a particular period are not lost but kept in deep areas of the mind, like a locked room where the memories are locked in there.
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Unfitting Puzzle Pieces
During infancy, the child lacks concepts and notions, resulting in no long-term memory for the brain to connect. Scattered puzzle pieces represent fragmented memories that the brain can not piece together.
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Phoebe Xiao
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““Times Lost” examines childhood amnesia, and interprets the lost memories through a mix of science and superstitions. Explores the possibilities and causes of lost memories and early childhood....” [More]