it came to my mind when I was replying to "freeze in time ability" somewhere here on the forums.

[...]... you know...after waking up from a dream were I spent a long time I do remember most of what happened. I remember what was interesting, emotional etc. etc. I remember how I was waking up in the dream and how I was going to sleep, I remember how everything felt. but I forget most what happened after time. but I still do remember those significant times in that dream (minimum of that dream).

still I'm at awe how my memory works. I mean ...I do remember really a lot of things and hell of dreams I dreamed. sometimes I mistake them for real memories. how come that I can remember so much? (usually comes after someone asks a question which makes me remember...but you know it's there)

people are already at awe that I can remember what happened 10-15 years ago which wasn't really important to anyone. I also do remember a lot from what we were supposed to learn at school. some people even told me that they don't even know what happened last year at school or at school trips. I don't get that as I do remember this. but this seems normal for me to remember.

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if capacity of memory has something to do with high IQ than it's my case. but anyway...how much can a human brain contain in its long-term memory?
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Another and more important, because our dream content is stored in a short term memory area of the brain, the content of a dream is very quickly lost. Especially the smaller detail. If we write them down by doing so, by the physical conscious act, again bring this to the forefront of our thoughts. In return doing the same thing as the prementioned[/b]
~howetzer

if dream are stored in short term memory how come I do remember dreams I had when I was six even younger? I also remember dreams I had several years ago...or a month ago. I do have the memory. I just don't know when exactly it happened.is it because you "reply" the dream the day you wake up or not?

dreams which make me "stuck" (grrr explained today...at one thread...damn - my short memory is not good though - ...just a state where I have to realize again what the reality is) in reality are pretty much in my longterm memory. at least the parts which mean a lot to me (or frightened me to death...).