Do You Always Remember Your Dreams? Researchers May Know Why

How frequently do you remember dreams? Have you ever woken up knowing you’ve dreamed but been unable to recall the details? It turns out that the ability to remember a dream might be influenced by a combination of factors. Researchers in Italy spent the past four years studying “morning dream recall,” as it’s termed, publishing their findings on Monday in the journal Communications Psychology. Their work explores how various traits and behaviors seemingly influence our ability to remember our dreams when we wake up. Understanding the dynamics of morning dream recall has significant implications for studying dreaming as a whole—a mysterious brain function that continues to evade precise scientific understanding. “Our findings suggest that dream recall is not just a matter of chance but a reflection of how personal attitudes, cognitive traits, and sleep dynamics interact,” lead author Giulio Bernardi, a psychologist from the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, said in a university s ... Read full article.