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somnambulism
a condition that is characterized by walking while asleep or in a hypnotic trance somnambulism [säm′näm·byə‚liz·əm] (physiology) Sleepwalking. The performance of any fairly complex act while in a sleeplike state or trance. Somnambulism a pathological state that is manifested in unconscious, outwardly well-ordered, and at times absurd or dangerous actions performed while sleeping and consequently not remembered. Somnambulism may be induced artificially through hypnotism, which indicates the similarity between the pathophysiological mechanisms of somnambulism and hypnosis. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Somnambulists appear to perceive sensory information usually associated with conscious experience without any awareness of it. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Like somnambulists inhabited by aliens or numbed by mayfly shifts of fortune, the town's residents scarcely register the wide-screen soap opera in which they are either stars or supernumeraries. There was no salvation from a musical point of view, either, In fact, the magic potion that the two eponymous heros drink at the end of Act I seems, in Marthaler's case, to have been more a sleeping potion than a love potion and Tristan and Isolde remain somnambulists in what should be one of the most passionate love stories. |
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