How Awakenings Shape Dream Recall: A Multilevel Study
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) May 22, 2026 Somayeh Ataei, Mahdad Jafarzade Esfahani, Nikolai Axmacher et al.
Abstract Dream recall varies substantially both between individuals and from night to night within the same individual. Although nocturnal awakenings are thought to facilitate the encoding and later retrieval of dream experiences, it remains unclear whether dream recall is shaped primarily by awakening frequency or by more specific awakening characteristics, including duration, sleep stage, and...