"A new study provides evidence that one important part of memory undergoes substantial development even after the age of 7.
"Researchers found that episodic memory – the ability to remember not only what happened, but where and when – takes longer to develop than often assumed.
"That means young children may have no problem with remembering certain simple events or facts. But in some cases, they may have difficulty placing them in the right place, time or context....
"Some parts of memory are nearly fully developed by 4 years of age. But some components of memory are still developing even after children reach 7 years of age."
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-memory-deep-childhood.html
Yim, et al. (2013). "The Development of Episodic Memory Items, Contexts, and Relations." Psychological Science. Abstract.
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