AI Article Synopsis
- College students systematically misdate their earliest childhood memories, recalling them at older ages than actual.
- In two studies involving college adults, participants postdated their earliest memories by around 12 months and 6 months, respectively.
- These results suggest that the average age of earliest memories is around 2.5 years, challenging the typical belief of 3.5 years and raising questions about previous theories on childhood amnesia and memory research methods.
Article Abstract
Our previous studies have consistently shown a telescoping error in children's dating of earliest childhood memories. Preschool children through adolescents systematically date their earliest memories at older ages, in comparison with the age estimates provided by their parents or by themselves previously. In the current study, we examined the dating of earliest childhood memories in two samples of college adults and collected independent age estimates from their parents. Consistent with our findings with children, adults significantly postdated their earlier memories by approximately 12 months (Study 1) and 6 months (Study 2). The actual age of earliest memories was 2.5 years after adjusted for telescoping errors, 1 year earlier than what is commonly believed at 3.5 years. These findings challenge commonly held theoretical assumptions about childhood amnesia and highlight critical methodological issues in the study of childhood memory.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2017.1414268 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Acute MeCP2 loss in adult mice reveals transcriptional and chromatin changes that precede neurological dysfunction and inform pathogenesis.
Neuron
December 2024
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address:
Mutations in the X-linked methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene cause Rett syndrome, a severe childhood neurological disorder. MeCP2 is a well-established transcriptional repressor, yet upon its loss, hundreds of genes are dysregulated in both directions. To understand what drives such dysregulation, we deleted Mecp2 in adult mice, circumventing developmental contributions and secondary pathogenesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFModifiable cardiovascular risk factors in children at risk of acute myocardial infarction: A comprehensive review.
Semergen
December 2024
Research Group in Social and Nutritional Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology and Public Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Burjassot, València, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain.
While acute myocardial infarction is rare in children, a part of the pediatric population is at a higher risk due to preexisting non-modifiable conditions. To mitigate the risk, modifiable risk factors such as unhealthy diet or sedentary lifestyle should be controlled from childhood, promoting healthy habits from the earliest stages. The primary purpose of this review is to assess the evidence on lifestyle/nutrition related modifiable risk factor intervention on the risk of acute myocardial infarction in children found in four databases, PubMed, Embase, Scopus and WoS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFamily risk factors in the acquisition of anxiety: Behavioral inhibition and Social Fear Learning from Parents.
Adv Psychiatry Behav Health
September 2024
McCourtney Professor of Child Studies, Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Anxiety runs in families, likely reflecting shared genetic risk and shared exposure to signals of threat and fear messaging. Children begin to internalize these signals from the earliest months of life, providing a causal or treatment mechanism that is tractable to intervention. The data suggest that while temperamentally fearful children differentially respond to parental verbal and nonverbal signaling, the impact may be more powerful prior to early childhood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGLOBAL LONGITUDINAL LEFT VENTRICULAR STRAIN AND ITS CORRELATES IN BLACK NIGERIAN SICKLE CELL DISEASE (SCD) PATIENTS: PROTOCOL FOR A PILOT STUDY.
West Afr J Med
November 2024
Department of Haematology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Article Synopsis
- Sickle cell cardiomyopathy is an often overlooked heart condition that significantly contributes to mortality among patients with sickle cell disease, particularly those with the HbSS genotype.
- The study seeks to analyze the global longitudinal left ventricular strain in black patients with sickle cell disease in Nigeria and to find its relationship with various health measurements like ECG and clinical lab findings.
- By examining 60 sickle cell patients alongside 60 healthy controls, researchers aim to track early heart changes across different ages, highlighting the importance of detecting cardiovascular issues in sickle cell disease beyond just lung-related complications.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!