Sleepwalking Science
How does sleepwalking hijack the body without waking the mind?
4.4 (21)
40 mins
Explore the mysterious disconnect between the sleeping mind and the active body that triggers sleepwalking episodes. Discover what neuroscience reveals about automatic behaviors, memory gaps, and the hidden triggers behind this nighttime phenomenon.
Ep 1:
The Switch That Fails at Night
A host unravels the eerie neuroscience of sleepwalking, from a brain 'switch' gone wrong to a shocking case of a man who stabbed his mother-in-law with no memory of it.
Ep 2:
When the Sleeping Brain Turns Feral
Doctors uncover a hidden world of violent parasomnias—punching, strangling, window-jumping—plus the terrifying panic of sleep terrors and bizarre nocturnal eating binges no one remembers.
Discussions (12)
Denis
Level 9 · 7 mo agoBetter lover asleep lmao
Victor
Level 8 · 7 mo agoTying yourself to the bed is really the only solution
Cyprian
Level 5 · 7 mo agoThe Ken Parks acquittal is a known legal precedent. The science on sleepwalking defenses is solid.
