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, ...

The truth is that we love learning weird things. It becomes even more fascinating when those weird things involve human ...

Sleep talking might sound funny, but it’s often a sign of something deeper. It starts with a mumble. Maybe a laugh. Sometimes even a full-blown rant. But the person lying next to you has no idea they ...

It's 2 a.m. The house is quiet, cloaked in the stillness of the night. Then, a shuffle. A door creaks. A child walks down the hallway, eyes wide open but fast asleep. Elsewhere, someone mumbles ...

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 (also know in the sleep field as "somnliloquy") is a sleep disorder that involves unconscious talking during sleep. Sleep talking varies in its content and presentation, ranging from ...

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 ...