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Sleeping is one of the most important activities  that we do each day. Beyond keeping us mentally  

and physically healthy, scientists believe  that it also plays a role in brain function.

But sleep isn’t the passive  activity we may all think it is.  

Our brains can actually be pretty active during  this time, letting us do some surprising things.

Some of these activities are known  as parasomnias or sleep disorders.

One of the most common is sleepwalking.

This most often occurs in childhood,  affecting as many as 17% of kids, but can  

also happen in adulthood. One study found that  the lifetime prevalence of sleepwalking is 30%.

It can be triggered by a lack of sleep,  stress, or certain types of medications.

Episodes occur during the deep slow wave  sleep stage, when we are deeply asleep  

and hard to wake. During an episode,  parts of the brain are in this stage,  

which is why sleepwalkers typically don’t  remember what happened in the morning.  

But at the same time, other parts of the brain  are awake, allowing them to perform complex tasks.

And despite the name, the term sleepwalking  actually includes a lot of different activities.  

From just sitting up and looking around, to  getting dressed, and even driving., yeah.

Some people will even eat while they’re  asleep. This is a sub-type of sleepwalking  

called a sleep-related eating disorder.  It mostly affects young adults who are  

either taking certain medication  or have other sleep disorders.

And it can be dangerous. Over 65% of people  who suffer from it eat inedible and possibly  

dangerous items, like frozen pizza,  coffee grounds, or cleaning supplies.,

In other sleep disorders, people  can speak, act out their dreams,  

and even text–though there hasn’t  been much research on that one yet.

But parasomnias aren’t the only way people  

can interact with the waking  world while they’re asleep.

A few small studies have found that people can  respond to questions while they’re sleeping,  

though not by talking., Depending on  the study, some responses were measured  

through brain activity, while others had their  participants make certain facial movements.

In one series of tests, 36 participants  were asked a question while they were  

having a lucid dream–which means that  they knew that they were dreaming while  

still asleep in the dream. Depending on the  test, participants were asked things like  

simple math questions or yes or no questions  and responded by moving their eyes or face.

Altogether, the tests found  that, out of 158 total trials,  

29 or 18.4% resulted in a correct response,  while 60.8% got no response at all.

While, so far, the research on this  is limited, it does make you wonder  

what else you can do while unconscious.  We should make more videos on sleep.  

You guys really like sleep  videos. Okay, I'll get on that!

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