A thought occurred to me, and I don't remember seeing a thread about this anywhere, so I figured I'd risk making one.

Anyways, I've noticed that I have absolutely no difficulty recalling lucid dreams. In normal dreams, I tend to lose a lot of detail merely upon waking, but in lucids I can easily remember the most minute details many weeks later. Even if I don't write them down.

So, I was wondering if it's common to have such a difference in the ability to recall lucid vs. non-lucid dreams. More than that, I was wondering, if this turns out to be commonplace, what causes this. I have some ideas, but I want to hear from others first, since my knowledge of the working brain, during sleep, is only sub-par.