"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
Showing posts with label momnesia. Show all posts
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Monday, 18 February 2013

Momnesia


It has been thought in the past that mothers often recalled little of the first year of their child’s life – a concept known as momnesia.  In 2008 research confirmed there was a basis for such thought.  Apparently the parts of the woman’s brain needed to care for the young child block out extraneous matters and ‘take over’ those parts need for memory, hence momnesia.