夢遊上網

首宗夢遊上網症 美婦發電郵約朋友

【明報專訊】假如有一日，你高興地按友人邀約共晉晚餐的電郵登門拜訪友人，豈料友人卻對邀約惘無頭緒，反而以為你在耍他時，你切莫生氣以為對方詐傻扮懵，因為你的友人有可能患了「夢遊上網症」，睡夢中也在上網、發電郵而不自知。

美國 俄亥俄州托利多大學的研究員，在《睡眠醫學》期刊上，發表迄今所知首宗「夢遊上網」個案﹕一名44歲女士在晚上10時許入睡，但兩個小時後她卻在睡眠狀態下起了牀，走入隔壁房間，開啟電腦，上網，還準確輸入電郵的登入名稱和密碼，甚至發了3通電郵。

那些電郵既沒有良好的文法結構，措辭又有點奇怪，還大細楷錯亂。其一寫道﹕「明天來，把這個地獄坑清理好。晚膳暢飲，下午4時。帶葡萄酒和魚子醬來就成。」另一通電郵只寫了﹕「什麼的什麼……」

要打密碼寫信息 難度高

那名患者雖然上網做了一連串的事，但第2天睡醒後卻毫無記憶，直至「受邀者」致電表示應約，她才發現自己夢中做了什麼。

研究員把這種夢遊活動，歸納稱為「瞓着發電郵」（zzz-mailing）﹕「她看見這些電郵時感覺震驚，因為她完全記不起寫過電郵。」

神經科學家指出，這是異乎尋常的夢遊個案，因為上述女士的夢遊活動，既涉及複雜的行為，又講究打字、作句、撰寫信息等協調活動，她還要記得怎樣開啟電腦、上網和記到密碼。研究報告稱，今次是「前所未見的夢遊報告」，道﹕「我們的病人所作出的（睡夢中）開啟電腦上網、記得密碼及撰寫電郵……都是需要協調活動的複雜行為。」

專家表示，患者「沒有夜驚（night terrors）或孩提時夢遊的病歷」，故相信她之所以夢遊，可能是受處方藥物影響，但現時仍未能透徹了解這種現象的成因。

星期日電訊報

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有時候十分懷疑論壇上一些語無倫次的人是不是在zzz-posting......

Other activities experienced by sleepwalkers:

Sleep sex

There have been a number of cases where sleepwalking has been used as a defence against accusations of inappropriate sexual behaviour and assault.

Earlier this year, Jason Jeal, a 37-year-old roofer, admitted to having sex with a 33-year-old woman, but was cleared of rape after insisting he had been asleep and had no idea what he was doing. She was asleep at home when Jeal, who was a houseguest, started having sex with her.

Three years ago, 22-year-old James Bilton was found not guilty of rape on the basis of automatism. He claimed to have no recollection of any of the events for which he was charged.

Somniloquy or sleep-talking

Talking aloud during sleep is relatively common, especially in children. It can be loud and ranging from simple sounds to long speeches and may sound like gibberish.

Sleep dropping

There is a popular perception that sleepwalkers never injure themselves. In fact, falls are quite common. A 17-year-old sleepwalker who stepped out of a fourth-storey window of his apartment in Demmin, in Germany, fell 10 metres to the ground, where he continued to sleep, despite having a fractured limb.

Homicidal somnambulism

A number of sleepwalkers have been acquitted of murder charges. Sixteen years ago, the Canadian Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of a man who had said he was sleepwalking when he drove 14 miles, stabbed his mother-in-law to death and seriously injured his father-in-law. In Arizona, it was claimed that a man was sleepwalking when he stabbed his wife 26 times, and he was acquitted on the ground he was temporarily insane.

Sleep art

North Wales nurse Lee Hadwin is an artist who produces works of art during his sleep and has no recollection of his endeavours the next day. Inevitably dubbed “Kipasso”, he has no interest or particular talent for art by day.

The Sunday Telegraph

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周公online?

My roommate probably has sleep talking. However, I never ask him anything.

My roommate probably has sleep talking. However, I never ask him anything.

純粹的夢話其實答了也不會有反應吧?

My roommate probably has sleep talking. However, I never ask him anything.

純粹的夢話其實答了也不會有反應吧?

I mean ask him about the sleep talking thing afterward.

寄出的電郵應該在Outbox有的嗎
不過一般有設定可以不keep backup

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