Can you listen while you sleep?

Can you listen while you're asleep? Why do we wake up when someone calls our name? And what exactly is the cocktail party problem? In this episode, Oscar speaks with Dr Thomas Andrillon about listening and sleep. Thomas is a research fellow at Monash University, an expert on the brain during sleep. Hear about what the brain can process while we sleep, and what it can teach us for our waking hours. Learn how the brain can listen to multiple things at once, and switch our attention between them when it matters. Learn Thomas's tips to remove distractions, before they even become distracting! Finally, can we make decisions, or even learn while we sleep? Tune in to find out. Listen For Free