For our end of season special, we have the rest of the NaPS lab in to answer a number of exciting sleep-related questions from our listeners. These touch on a range of different subjects from sleeps involvement in weight gain to alcohol's effect on sleep. Thanks to those who sent in questions!

List of Questions:

1. What is it in general anaesthetic that completely prevents a patient from waking up mid-surgery? Is this a similar state to being in a deep sleep or is this different entirely? 3:43

2. Can having daytime naps improve your memory? 5:24

3. Can a good sleep schedule help you lose weight? 6:40

4. Why do people tend to have a deeper sleep after drinking alcohol? 8:26

5. Can a lack of sleep really impact the way your brain works long term? 11:24

6. Why do children with ASD struggle to fall asleep and maintain sleep? 12:54

7. How does loud snoring or sleep talking wake up other people but not manage to wake up the person themselves? 16:13

8. How does drinking lots of caffeinated drinks affect our sleep wake cycle? 19:17

9. How does hibernation differ from a normal sleep in some animals? 21:05

10. When people say the term “just sleep on it” after a row or an emotional experience, is there any truth in this? Does sleep help you process emotions? 23:24

11. How much is sleep deprivation related to our immunity? 25:05

This episode was produced by Bella Mills-Smith

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S2E9 - End of season Q&A Session