The medical term for abnormalities that occur during sleep is “parasomnia.” The Alaska Sleep Clinic says behaviors such as sleep walking, sleep talking, sleep eating, nightmares, night terrors and ...

There’s still so much we don’t know about the human mind, especially the unconscious part. Where do dreams come from? Why do ...

Here’s Why Some People , Talk in Their Sleep. 'Newsweek' recently spoke with experts to explain why people talk in their sleep. Dr. Greg Potter, co-founder and chief science officer at Resilient ...

You wake up to your partner telling you that you had an entire conversation with someone named Bob last night, or your roommate mentions you were giving what sounded like a presentation in your sleep.

Sleep talking – or somniloquy, a parasomnia disorder – is more common than many people might think. Two-thirds of people will sleep talk at least once in their lives, according to one study that ...

Most sleep talkers are blissfully unaware of their condition. We’re deep in dreamland and apart from the odd sleep-scream that wakes us up from our slumber, it’s mostly a harmless quirk. I’m a ...

A reader asked, after reading my last post on 11 reasons a good night's sleep is so important: What is happening in the brain when kids talk while sound asleep? (I am usually asleep when this happens, ...

You’ve likely experienced it – waking to find your partner urgently informing you that you spent half the night having an animated conversation with no one. Or perhaps you’ve been the one awakened by ...

If your partner told you that you talk in your sleep, they might be onto something. Over two thirds of people will sleep talk during their lifetime, according to a study published in Sleep Medicine.

Somniloquy, also known as sleep talking, is a sleep disorder characterized by unconscious or unintentional talk while asleep. Somniloquy is a type of parasomnia, which is usually uncontrollable such ...

Some sleepers hope to put these bizarre behaviors to bed. It’s widely known that people walk and talk in their sleep — some even have sex — these are just a few examples of parasomnias, which are ...