The first was that the children did not have the necessary machines for this. A lot of things have to be set in motion for a memory to be created in the brain. Another problem is that children lack any type of narrative or vocabulary to describe an event. Children also undergo shredding or neurogenesis. Neurogenesis is the process of creating new neurons, which can disrupt the circuits in the brain that make them forget things. Additionally, it is easy for children to mix their memories with those of others if they are similar to an existing memory. The author gives a good example of this situation. “For example, you meet someone and remember their name, but you later meet a second person with a similar name and you no longer remember the first person's name.” As children grow, their memory improves and it is less likely to succumb to these things. The author only lightly mentions his interview with another psychologist named Patricia Bauer. She describes memory as making Jell-O. You take the Jell-O mixture; pour it into a mold and put it in the refrigerator. The problem with the mold is that it has a hole and all you can hope for is that it solidifies in the mold before too much leaks out.