The Science of Sleep, Creativity, & Dreams | Célia Lacaux (EP 42)

Célia Lacaux is a cognitive neuroscientist studying sleep, dreams, and the sleep-onset period. We often view sleep as totally distinct from waking states. But what if they are more similar than we think? In this podcast, expect to learn about the study of the rapid transition period from waking to sleep and its enhanced creativity, how the science of sleep is changing the way it views sleep by thinking of it as a continuum rather than a hard line, how parts of our brain may be asleep during the day (so-called "local sleeps"), the benefits of dreams and lucid dreaming, and more. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Enhanced Creativity in the Sleep Onset Period 06:45 - Celia's Personal Experimentation With Sleep Transition Creativity 10:00 - The Continuum Between Wake & Sleep 14:00 - What Happens in the Brain During Sleep & Creativity 18:50 - Dreams and Increased Insight 25:22 - Lucid Dreaming & Creativity 30:00 - Narcolepsy Explained Célia Lacaux: -X: @CeliaLacaux -Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KhhcqVAAAAAJ&hl=en Jack Roycroft-Sherry Podcasts -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0DGVMa1qAI1huc87xNDrgy?si=62c281d9e8274694 -X: https://twitter.com/jack_roycroft -Medium: https://medium.com/@jackroycroftsherry