Memory July 2021 PMID 33957851

What is your earliest memory? It depends.

Carole Peterson

Mentions

109
Peak: 18 in May 2021
across 5 sources since May 2021

Extended reach

342,992
potential audience

Total likes

2,094

Video views

62,609

Mentions per month

May 2021 – May 2025

Where it's discussed

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

Overall, the discussions show strong agreement with recent research suggesting early memories can start before age three, with posts citing studies and emphasizing the significance of methodological influences; language choices like 'evidence-based' and references to scientific journals highlight both interest and impact.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions agree with the idea that earliest memories can start earlier than traditionally thought, citing studies showing memories from 2.5 years old or earlier.

InterestHigh interest

The topic of childhood amnesia and early memories clearly interests participants, as many posts reference recent research and specific age ranges.

EngagementHigh engagement

Posts actively discuss methodology, potential implications, and cite scientific sources, indicating a deep engagement with the topic.

ImpactModerate impact

The conversations have some weight, with references to peer-reviewed studies and implications for understanding childhood memory formation, potentially influencing viewers’ perceptions.

Abstract in brief

  • This article reviews childhood amnesia literature and presents new data analyses from two decades of research.
  • Findings suggest that the earliest memories people recall are flexible and influenced by interview methods and prior experiences.
  • It indicates that many individuals may actually remember events from their preschool years more than previously thought, challenging the traditional understanding of memory recall in early childhood.

Top posts

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Mariam Aly
@mariam_s_aly · X

People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the earliest memory you can recall? It depends on how you're asked! We may have more memories from early childhood than previously believed https://t.co/21ygTa6WxD

May 7, 2021 · 73 likes · 14 shares · 10,358 followers View post →
Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X

Our earliest memories are not set in stone. https://t.co/mvqMPM9Xh0 https://t.co/Db9KwmcxAy

May 7, 2021 · 40 likes · 6 shares · 69,215 followers View post →
moving to @drjacekdebiec.bsky.social
@DebiecJacek · X

"People may have a lot more memories from their preschool years than is widely believed, and be able to recall events from earlier in their lives than has been historically documented." https://t.co/QD6eHPkbvH

Jun 14, 2021 · 4 likes · 6,828 followers View post →
Routledge Psychology
@RoutledgePsych · X

Jul 8, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 92,002 followers View post →
Bertoglio lab (FMC/UFSC)
@bertogliolab · X

https://t.co/XVjXsd27Dj

Jun 14, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,706 followers View post →
小橋昭彦
@a_kobashi · X

初めての思い出って何ですか? 多くの場合3-4歳の間の思い出をあげるのだけど、同じ人に聞いても聞き方によってゆらぐ。実際は2歳半くらいかも。数多くの「初めての記憶研究」レビュー。 Full article: What is your earliest memory? It depends https://t.co/s78zEWN6x5

Jun 11, 2021 · 1 like · 1,006 followers View post →

All mentions

The Fit Filter
@TheFitFilter · X

@shestheman @thechosenberg Recent study showing childhood memory formations at 2.5 years old https://t.co/BzyCV7IeaO Recent study about repressing traumatic memories from our childhood https://t.co/wpJMtqwnmT

May 26, 2025 · 110 followers View post →
flopboy ⚫️
@FloppyPlopy · X

@Q_Money96 @Daniel254391249 @RedditEchoChmbr @weirddalle https://t.co/QCcaJlhWxC

Jan 13, 2025 · 275 followers View post →
flopboy ⚫️
@FloppyPlopy · X

@Daniel254391249 @RedditEchoChmbr @weirddalle https://t.co/QCcaJlhWxC

Jan 13, 2025 · 275 followers View post →
add rahim
@add_rahim · X

Bcs this tweet is getting traction, I’d like to point out my reference from a study published in the Memory Journal in 2021. https://t.co/hTDWHarWNs We are gonna be evidence based in our households okay ppl

Oct 10, 2024 · 1,459 followers View post →
Bob l'extraordinaire
@TDAHenPLS · X

@CeliaTheSeaGirl @LiegerMarc48801 @CarlosMoserZ @DeaconF70507828 @EdbergVanessa What is your earliest memory? It depends https://t.co/4crklT9XO6, if an age of about 3½ years has been widely seen as the age of earliest memory, it may be that a more accurate age is more like 2½ years. Tiens grosse plouc, j'espère que tu comprends l'anglais

Sep 10, 2024 · 88 followers View post →
Michel Tmp
@MichelTmp · X

@voltormvp4 @maurel_olivia @Moimoi64926824 @kooklaiia Si le fait de donner des sources puissent dissuader à des gros pervers à faire des conneries avec des gamins ... alors je vous le fourni très volontiers, voici: SPOIL: 3 ans et demi voir 2 ans et demi (en prenant en compte les erreurs de datation humaine) https://t.co/ubqkCaOWxk https://t.co/FGqsY0rkxN

Jul 28, 2024 · 1 like · 423 followers View post →
_pierre_75015
@_pierre_75015 · X

@Aubher Ici par exemple quelques chiffres sur les mémoires les plus anciennes: https://t.co/iqC8JRnJ3s https://t.co/535QLcz9Wf

Feb 14, 2024 · 1 like · 252 followers View post →
Harold Toups
@uolabshow · X

The Honey and Harry Show will be TOMORROW evening instead of this evening. Same time: 7 PM. Join us then: https://t.co/WUn0t7g46f

Dec 6, 2023 · 427 followers View post →
Harold Toups
@uolabshow · X

Be sure to catch the Honey and Harry Show this Wednesday evening at 7 PM Central, when we’ll discuss Childhood Memories … Revisited and Repurposed. YouTube at: https://t.co/WUn0t7g46f

Dec 5, 2023 · 427 followers View post →
Honey and Harry
@HoneyHarryShow · X

Be sure to catch the Honey and Harry Show this Wednesday at 7 PM: Childhood Memories … Revisited and Repurposed. YouTube at: https://t.co/cGSjZMQTqX

Dec 5, 2023 · 6 followers View post →
reel /free-88
@88Reel · X

Full article: What is your earliest memory? It depends https://t.co/bANuayB7vv

Nov 16, 2023 · 333 followers View post →
Zachary Jones | Abortion is healthcare
@ZJones_1987 · X

@christi42410109 @MEHtheNurseTwin @tsarnick @gunsnrosesgirl3 Oh yeah, because there's no other possible way they could know about such a thing other than from their own memories. Not mentioning of course that research suggests we start forming memories by age two and a half: https://t.co/toof5mtZse

Sep 14, 2023 · 1 like · 80 followers View post →
Discordia
@Aberrationen · X

@ZBescheide @Hoellenaufsicht @rammler31 Nein. Steht da nicht. Kindheitserinnerungen nachweislich ab 2,5 Jahren verfügbar bei Erwachsenen. Vgl. auch Carole Peterson (2021) What is your earliest memory? It depends, Memory, 29:6, 811-822, DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2021.1918174

Sep 3, 2023 · 93 followers View post →
Gac Ciencia Forense
@GacetaCienForen · X

https://t.co/gdfCOIGFpg

Jul 14, 2023 · 1,521 followers View post →
Mind Help
@MindStarHelp · X

The Earliest Childhood Memories Go Back To Less Than Two Years Of Age Study Link - https://t.co/81oFrt4pCX #facts #factcheck #factsdaily #humanpsychology #psychology #brainscience #mentalhealthsupport #mindhelp https://t.co/T7Vxct1lgr

Apr 20, 2023 · 1,612 followers View post →
SharylJ
@SharylJ3 · X

@tuliptimeuk @davidjgraham @keybehaviours I agree. This study says that people often systematically misdate childhood memories, and how accurate they are depends on methodological variation. https://t.co/S1nWX9Qugm

Sep 3, 2022 · 2,509 followers View post →
Cal Fact Check
@CalFactCheck · X

RT @mindshelp: What is your earliest childhood memory? How far your memory goes depends on how you are asked to recall past events, your fa…

Aug 30, 2022 · 2 shares · 1,582 followers View post →
Dr. Patsy "Resistant Kitty" Evans
@HarmonyUsInc · X

RT @mindshelp: What is your earliest childhood memory? How far your memory goes depends on how you are asked to recall past events, your fa…

Aug 30, 2022 · 2 shares · 47,230 followers View post →
Side hustles and paid gigs
@Paid_online_gig · X

RT Routledgepsych

Jul 8, 2022 · 503 followers View post →
Routledge Psychology
@RoutledgePsych · X

Jul 8, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 92,002 followers View post →
Brooke
@Brooke788116 · X

@kirks888 @Kklayto @RapperRenegade @RealCandaceO https://t.co/vw8m6qyinK https://t.co/yTGNiotSjt

Apr 1, 2022 · 86 followers View post →
Brooke
@Brooke788116 · X

@CascadiaDream @delfinalbastru @RealCandaceO https://t.co/vw8m6qyinK Peer reviewed!!! 2 1/2 years old!!!! https://t.co/e59FbpHpUN

Apr 1, 2022 · 86 followers View post →
Dr Sarah McKay
@SarahMMcKay · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

Mar 28, 2022 · 14 shares · 4,269 followers View post →
Uğur Yiğit Karataş
@scisophia · X

fazla hatıraya sahip olabilirler ve hayatlarının başlarındaki olayları tarihsel olarak belgelenenden çok daha fazla hatırlayabilirler. https://t.co/FDfWcHU0Ax

Jan 31, 2022 · 467 followers View post →
Gaëlle Queignec
@Chimienaturels · X

“Earliest Memories Can Start From the Age of Two-and-a-Half” Peterson C. (2021). What is your earliest memory? It depends. Memory. 2021 May 6:1-12. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2021.1918174. PMID: 33957851. https://t.co/hDVWqcj0Ch https://t.co/FpMVdeU37b https://t.co/b8g1IwjCQ6

Jun 18, 2021 · 1,143 followers View post →
Janine Rossato
@Rossato_Janine · X

RT @bertogliolab: https://t.co/XVjXsd27Dj

Jun 15, 2021 · 1 share · 102 followers View post →
Bertoglio lab (FMC/UFSC)
@bertogliolab · X

https://t.co/XVjXsd27Dj

Jun 14, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,706 followers View post →
Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci
@OrdoFibonacci · X

What is your earliest memory? It depends https://t.co/3KbCedVfeF

Jun 14, 2021 · 2,568 followers View post →
moving to @drjacekdebiec.bsky.social
@DebiecJacek · X

"People may have a lot more memories from their preschool years than is widely believed, and be able to recall events from earlier in their lives than has been historically documented." https://t.co/QD6eHPkbvH

Jun 14, 2021 · 4 likes · 6,828 followers View post →
Uğur Yiğit Karataş
@scisophia · X

Yeni bir araştırma, insanların iki buçuk yaşındayken meydana gelen olaylarla ilgili anılarını hatırlayabildiklerini ortaya koyuyor. Bulgular, en eski anıların genellikle üç buçuk yaşından sonra oluştuğunu bildiren önceki araştırmalarla çelişiyor. https://t.co/FDfWcHU0Ax

Jun 14, 2021 · 1 like · 467 followers View post →
Olga Baev
@olgabaev · X

Jun 12, 2021 · 1 like · 772 followers View post →
小橋昭彦
@a_kobashi · X

初めての思い出って何ですか? 多くの場合3-4歳の間の思い出をあげるのだけど、同じ人に聞いても聞き方によってゆらぐ。実際は2歳半くらいかも。数多くの「初めての記憶研究」レビュー。 Full article: What is your earliest memory? It depends https://t.co/s78zEWN6x5

Jun 11, 2021 · 1 like · 1,006 followers View post →
Dr Romina Pinto-Manoli
@DrManoli · X

#memory @tandfmedicine https://t.co/VC8rwFek58

Jun 9, 2021 · 1 like · 54 followers View post →
Elliott Johnson, PhD
@ElliottJohnson7 · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 8, 2021 · 14 shares · 144 followers View post →
Dr Caitlin Cowan
@caitlincowanPhD · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 8, 2021 · 14 shares · 1,731 followers View post →
Dr. Bridget Callaghan
@Dr_BCallaghan · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 8, 2021 · 14 shares · 3,693 followers View post →
Francisco Vicente
@frnvc_ · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 8, 2021 · 14 shares · 229 followers View post →
Diana Tamir
@DianaTamir · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 8, 2021 · 14 shares · 4,143 followers View post →
Christopher Devers
@chrisdevers · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 8, 2021 · 14 shares · 440 followers View post →
F. Schwab
@FSchwab6 · X

RT @DegenRolf: Our earliest memories are not set in stone. https://t.co/mvqMPM9Xh0 https://t.co/Db9KwmcxAy

May 8, 2021 · 6 shares · 304 followers View post →
Hywel Arnold
@247ofthat · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 7, 2021 · 14 shares · 149 followers View post →
Antoine Coutrot / moved to ciel bleu
@antoine_coutrot · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 7, 2021 · 14 shares · 823 followers View post →
Saul
@1636Sy · X

RT @DegenRolf: Our earliest memories are not set in stone. https://t.co/mvqMPM9Xh0 https://t.co/Db9KwmcxAy

May 7, 2021 · 6 shares · 222 followers View post →
nicola sambuco
@NicolaSambuco · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 7, 2021 · 14 shares · 888 followers View post →
John Wilkins
@JohnWilkinspsyc · X

RT @DegenRolf: Our earliest memories are not set in stone. https://t.co/mvqMPM9Xh0 https://t.co/Db9KwmcxAy

May 7, 2021 · 6 shares · 1,602 followers View post →
Vipin Rathnakumaran
@Vipin_Rath · X

RT @DegenRolf: Our earliest memories are not set in stone. https://t.co/mvqMPM9Xh0 https://t.co/Db9KwmcxAy

May 7, 2021 · 6 shares · 7 followers View post →
De myth ology
@kevinmcld · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 7, 2021 · 14 shares · 742 followers View post →
Gavin Buckingham
@DrGBuckingham · X

RT @mariam_s_aly: People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the ear…

May 7, 2021 · 14 shares · 13,158 followers View post →
Mariam Aly
@mariam_s_aly · X

People often cannot recall memories from the first few years of life; this is called childhood amnesia So what's the earliest memory you can recall? It depends on how you're asked! We may have more memories from early childhood than previously believed https://t.co/21ygTa6WxD

May 7, 2021 · 73 likes · 14 shares · 10,358 followers View post →
Fun and Games
@wwells668 · X

RT @DegenRolf: Our earliest memories are not set in stone. https://t.co/mvqMPM9Xh0 https://t.co/Db9KwmcxAy

May 7, 2021 · 6 shares · 1,325 followers View post →
Rolf Degen
@DegenRolf · X

Our earliest memories are not set in stone. https://t.co/mvqMPM9Xh0 https://t.co/Db9KwmcxAy

May 7, 2021 · 40 likes · 6 shares · 69,215 followers View post →