How are sleepwalkers still sleeping even though usually there eyes are completely open as if they are awake.

Question

How are sleepwalkers still sleeping even though usually there eyes are completely open as if they are awake.

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Answer 1

Usually when you sleep, your connection to your senses and motor controls are “unplugged”. Sometimes this doesn’t work!

Also the opposite can happen – being awake but having your motor control “unplugged” and you literally cannot move – terrifying condition some people occasionally experience.