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123: The Science of Sleepy Hallucinations

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4.9 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Ever seen or heard something as you were half asleep and woken up to realise it wasn’t there? Hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations are actually fairly common!

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References & Further Reading

Hallucinations
  1. https://www.britannica.com/science/hallucination/Chemical-factors
  2. https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/hallucinations-hearing-voices/
Hypnagogic & Hypnopompic Hallucinations
  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988750/
  2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/14313158_Hypnagogic_and_Hypnopompic_Hallucinations_Pathological_Phenomena
  3. https://www.scielo.br/j/anp/a/C9cqbVby3nqWJrKYLvBngkk/?lang=en
  4. https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/IJoDR/article/view/71170
  5. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-23739-8_8
  6. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(18)30138-X/fulltext
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RvBvYrklXM
  8. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-87318-4
  9. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hypnagogia
  10. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012375038900008X
  11. https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6638
Other Parasomnias & Related Effects
  1. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20120522-suffer-from-sleep-shudders
  2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781437703269000282
  3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11030656/
  4. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/290/5490/350?hwshib2=authn%3A1628867368%3A20210812%253Aed134caf-83e8-4fd7-9799-0ea1e0c31419%3A0%3A0%3A0%3AyeqVACDJVH2x2dHe%2FPUbZw%3D%3D
  5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560817/
  6. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/narcolepsy/
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Transcript

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0:00.0

So what are we starting?

0:02.0

A YouTube comment.

0:03.0

A, no, is it actually that?

0:05.0

No, I just didn't expect that stuff fast.

0:07.0

A review?

0:08.0

No.

0:09.0

Patreon.

0:10.0

Oh, Patreon, of course, it's a Patreon episode.

0:12.0

Yes, thank you to our patrons.

0:14.0

Thank you.

0:15.0

Thank you.

0:16.0

For keeping this show going.

0:17.0

Look at that, we got a brand new light in the background.

0:18.0

All for you.

0:19.0

Thanks to the patrons. Thanks to you, you paid for it.

0:22.1

And before we start the show, I want to ask everyone a question.

0:24.7

Everyone that's watching, everyone that's listening, have you ever hallucinated before?

0:27.7

Get down to the comments and let us know.

0:29.1

Let us know down below Guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird and wonderful stories from the science world.

0:44.7

I'm Corey, and as always, I'm joined by my co-hosts, Jam and Luke Gutford.

0:48.8

Hello.

0:49.0

Hello there. This week we're talking about Tetris and exploding heads.

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