Memory. It is the internal scrapbook that defines one’s
individuality—a sense of self that is crucial to the human
psyche. Nevertheless, due in large part to its longevity, memory
is a difficult term to define. It appears to be ineffaceable, a
solid entity of the past, yet it frequently eludes its owner,
making one question the validity and transiency of memory. These
large memory gaps of narratives are difficult to seal, thereby
creating a disconnect between one stage of life and another. One
of the most common and largest gap in the human memory bank
consists of recollections of the first few years of infancy and
babyhood. Ever wonder why it is a struggle to remember an event
prior to the age of two? Or even the day you were born? One
wonders why such a significant event as one’s birth fades into
oblivion, never to be recovered. This inevitable condition is
identified as infantile amnesia, a term forged by the renowned
Sigmund Freud when he commenced his studies of this marvel in
1905 (1). Significant light