Brain doesn't work with instants
Neurological studies show that the brain does not work with instants. It works with an 'extended present' (aka specious present) generally thought to be 2 to 3 seconds duration. Given this, it is feasible for the brains working memory to apprehend memory accretion. See also Julian Barbour citation.
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The Arrow of Time  »The Arrow of Time 
The experience of time »The experience of time
Passage view components »Passage view components
Flow and direction of time? »Flow and direction of time?
Memory accretion hypothesis  »Memory accretion hypothesis 
Confirmed by introspection »Confirmed by introspection
Cannot instantaneously perceive accretion »Cannot instantaneously perceive accretion
Brain doesn't work with instants
Psychologically, we inhabit a 'specious present' »Psychologically, we inhabit a 'specious present'
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