Melatonin, Dream Recall, and Theta Oscillations: The Cognitive Health Connection

Doris Loh
4 min readMar 5, 2023
[Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information (2023). PubChem Compound Summary for CID 896, Melatonin.https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Melatonin (accessed 2023–01–07)]

Melatonin supplementation is associated with increased cognitive health including enhanced formation of both short-term [Labban 2021] and long-term [Iwashita 2021] memory. Melatonin is also associated with vivid dreams during REM sleep [Maurizi 1987] and sometimes reports of intense dreams including nightmares.

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Doris Loh

Doris Loh is an independent researcher/writer investigating familiar and innovative health topics using unique perspectives in traditional and quantum biology.