Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness.It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. It occurs during slow wave stage of sleep, in a state of low consciousness, with performance of activities that are usually performed during a state of full consciousness. These activities can be as gentle as talking, sitting up in bed, walking to a bathroom, consuming food, and cleaning, or as hazardous as cooking, driving a motor vehicle, violent gestures and grabbing at hallucinated objects.
Sleepwalking is when someone walks or carries out complex activities while not fully awake.
It usually happens during a period of deep sleep. This peaks during the early part of the night, so sleepwalking tends to happen in the first few hours after falling asleep.
Sleepwalking can start at any age but is more common in children. It’s thought 1 in 5 children will sleepwalk at least once. Most grow out of it by the time they reach puberty, but it can sometimes persist into adulthood.
Sleepwalkers often have little or no memory of the incident, as their consciousness has altered into a state in which memories are difficult to recall. Although their eyes are open, their expression is dim and glazed over, although the person will look straight through people and not recognise them.
Spoken word
Edgar Allan Poe: Ulalume [read by Jerome McGann]
Music
Deee-Lite: Mind Melt
Beastie Boys: No Sleep Til Brooklin
Rage Against the Machine: Wake Up
BADBADNOTGOOD: Can’t Leave the Night
Flying Lotus: Until the Quiet Comes
David Bowie: Let Me Sleep Beside You
R. Stevie Moore: I’m Only Sleeping
Nostalgia 77: Sleepwalker
Bonobo: Sleepy Seven
Marc Moullin: Hazard Mind
Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
Sasha: Bring on the Night-Time
Ray Davies: I Go To Sleep
A community radio midnight show Through the Bohemian Looking Glass is aired Sunday, Tuesday and Friday night at midnight (GMT), that means you stay late on Saturday, Monday and Thursday. A new episode is aired every Sunday midnight (the night between Saturday and Sunday) on Wirral Wave radio or AirTime. Later on SoundCloud for some time.
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