This week, researchers reveal the single most important influence on music since 1960. Also, turns out that sleepwalking and sleep terrors are genetically linked.

Having trouble sleeping? In this episode of SciShow, Hank explores different kinds of sleep disorders, from insomnia to apnea to sleepwalking.

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Mumbling fantastical gibberish; devouring blocks of cheese in the nude; peeing in places that aren't toilets; and jumping out of windows. These are all things people have reportedly done while sleepwalking, a behavior that can be...

Sleep disorders affect millions of people. Problems include everything from insomnia to much stranger conditions - like sleepwalking. Hosts Alok Patel, MD and Sheena Williams, RN explain what the brain is supposed to be doing as it...

This video examines the onset of Act 5 in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," focusing on the escalating tension as English forces aim to dethrone Macbeth. It particularly highlights the psychological unraveling of Lady Macbeth, evidenced by her...

This video dissects Act 5, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," highlighting Lady Macbeth's iconic sleepwalking scene, where her guilt manifests through compulsive hand-washing. The analysis explores her psychological breakdown and its...

Sleep eating with sleeping pills. It's not that uncommon and we call it complex sleep behaviors. Other behaviors include sleep driving, sleep eating and sleep texting. Sleep driving is commonly associated with the sleeping...

Night terrors (also called sleep terrors) are parasomnias. Parasomnias can occur during rapid eye movement (REM sleep), or they can occur during the non-REM sleep.

Most of your sleep is non-REM and only a portion...

A viral Sleepwalking Tiktok Video (of a lady) brought back my unnerving memories of sleepwalking as a child. Today’s Animation is about Why do we Sleepwalk? How does Sleepwalking Work? And is Sleepwalking bad? Sleepwalking as an adult is...

In this video, we first explore the basic statistics of and concepts regarding sleep paralysis. Then, we dive into the physiological mechanism that causes it.