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Remembering the past
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Why is it that some people can remember things that happened years ago, but cannot remember what happened last week.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I watched a documentary about this years ago. From what I remember- the memories from your younger years are stored in a different part of the memory 'filing cabinet' - called the cerebral cortex which is for long-term storage. As the years go on and the events become more 'every day' - these memories are stored in a different part of the filing cabinet which is less
accessable.
accessable.