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Why do we vividly remember our dreams ~5 minutes after waking up then promptly forget every detail? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It’s weird how I’ll see a dream and really ponder over it right after waking only for it to be completely out of my memory shortly after.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Short term memory vs long term memory.

That's why some people keep dream journals by their bed, because if you do something with that information right away once awake, you'll probably commit it to long-term memory.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

When you put something into short term memory, like reading this text, you remember this much better than the dream.