childhood amnesia

Your Children Will Not Remember You

Child with fragmented attention unable to form long-term memories - Generation Alpha memory consolidation crisis illustration

The Memory Consolidation Crisis Creating the First Generation Without Long-Term Recall TL;DR — The Memory Crisis in Five Points Memory consolidation requires sustained attention during encoding. Without it, experiences never transfer to long-term storage—they simply disappear. Generation Alpha (born 2013-2025) is developing during unprecedented attention fragmentation. Early research shows concerning patterns: reduced hippocampal consolidation, impaired Your Children Will Not Remember You