SciShow Psych

When Waking up After Decades Turned out to Be Temporary (2018x62)

: 02, 2018

Around 1917, an unknown illness dubbed "sleeping sickness" caused people to suffer severe sleepiness and delirium. Some even became paralyzed for decades until a temporary cure was discovered in the 1960s. The story of this illness is tragic but offered new insight into how our brains function.