S3E1 - Start of Season Christmas Q&A

To kickstart season 3 of the Sleep Science Podcast, we have the lab behind the podcast, NaPS Lab, to answer some great sleep-related questions from our listeners. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions!1. What is lucid dreaming? - Answered by Mo AbdellahiLucid dreaming - Stephen LaBerge, 2009Induction of self awareness in dreams through frontal low current stimulation of gamma activity Real-time dialogue between experimenters and dreamers during REM sleep 2. Do dreams do anything for us? - Answered by Kyrillos MeshrekyThe brain as a dream state generator: an activation-synthesis hypothesis of the dream process Converging theories on dreamingPredictive coding under the free-energy principle3. What types of memory does sleep help you consolidate? - Answered by Yan WangThe whats and whens of sleep-dependent memory consolidationThe role of Sleep in declarative memory consolidation - direct evidence by intracranial EEGSleep, Memory, and Plasticity4. How does sleep change as you age? - Answered by Megan WadonSleep across the lifespanThe architecture of early childhood sleep Normal sleep in children and adolescence5. Why do adolescences sleep longer? - Answered by Martha NguyenNational Sleep Foundation’s sleep time duration recommendationsSleep in Children and Adolescents with Behavioral and Emotional DisordersSleep quality and adolescent default mode network connectivity 6. Does the menstrual cycle affect our sleep? - Answered by Marta WawrzutaChanges in sleeping energy metabolism and thermoregulation during menstrual cycle7. How do the seasons affect our sleep? - Answered by Sophie Smith Circadian entrainment to the Natural Light-Dark cycle across seasons and the weekendSeasonality of human sleep: polysomnographic data of a neuropsychiatric sleep clinicCheck out our NaPS website to find out more about the podcast, our research and events. This recording is the property of the Sleep Science Podcast and not for resale.