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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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, ...