Ep4. What Happens When We Don’t Sleep Enough?
This week The Sleep Science Pod explores the effects of everyday sleep deprivation. We consider the evidence that sleeping too little – around five rather than eight hours a night – affects our behavi...
17 Feb 202122min
Ep3. What Do We Really Know About Dreams?
Dreams can be complex, baffling, wonderful and sometimes scary. But what are they and can we make sense of them at all?In this episode we consider typical dream behaviours, such as common themes and r...
10 Feb 202118min
Ep2. What Do We Currently Know About Sleep?
This episode explores the fundamentals of what sleep is and why we might need it. Caroline presents an overview of body and brain states of sleep and the different ways that we can measure – and thus ...
3 Feb 202127min
Ep1. Sleeping Through a Pandemic: Sleep and Dreaming in Current Times
We consider popular sleep trends in current times, including how our sleep can be affected by natural seasonal changes as well as changes to our routines during lockdown. How do the psychological as w...
27 Jan 202119min
TRAILER
Introducing the Sleep Science Pod! Dr. Caroline Horton, sleep scientist and director of DrEAMSLab, explores the science underpinning our daily experiences of sleep and dreaming in this series. Each we...
20 Jan 202148s
