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Mysteries of Sleep

Series in which neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores various sleep disorders.

Radio 4,3 episodes

Episodes

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Series 1
Sleep Deprivation and Insomnia
If we don't snooze, we lose. How badly does lack of sleep affect our mind and our body?
19 Dec 2017,28 mins
Series 1
Dreaming
What happens when signals in the brain misfire and dreams become terrifying nightmares?
12 Dec 2017,28 mins
Series 1
Sleepwalking
Bizarre bedtime behaviours that include a woman who rides her motorbike while asleep.
05 Dec 2017,28 mins

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