Episode 112: Sleepwalking - Brains on Autopilot
Episode description
It’s episode 112 and the Sinister Sisters will be shortening their words from now on. With that being said, welcome to the groupsode! In today’s group episode, Sarah dives into the science behind somnambulism, the many factors that may contribute to the act, and the steps you can take to combat sleepwalking. Then, Erin attempts to answer the question “Can sleepwalking cause someone to commit murder?” as she covers the baffling case of Kenneth Parks. Morgan ends the episode recounting her own personal sleepwalking stories along with reading a handful of lighthearted stories where sleepwalkers engage in hilarious activities while asleep. It’s the Wild West out here.
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If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used:
Erin’s sources: (https://toronto.citynews.ca/2006/10/27/man-acquitted-of-sleepwalking-murder-running-for-school-trustee-in-durham/);(https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-07-17-8801150511-story.html);(https://apnews.com/article/c7c3bc37038fdde048fd8e3caf3c84ee);(https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-28-mn-3400-story.html);(https://medium.com/snipette/murder-or-mistake-da9088976ebc);(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4506454/#CR1) Sarah’s sources: (The Nocturnal Brain by Guy Leschziner);(https://www.sleepfoundation.org/stages-of-sleep);(https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleepwalking/symptoms-causes/syc-20353506);(https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleepwalking) Morgan’s sources: (https://www.oddee.com/item_96680.aspx); (https://www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/alivelez/weird-sleepwalking-stories)