Here’s Why Some People , Talk in Their Sleep.br 'Newsweek' spoke with experts br to explain why people talk in their sleep.br Dr. Greg Potter, co-founder and chief science officer br at Resilient Nutrition, says that the phenomenon br of sleep talking is surprisingly widespread.br Sleep talking—'somniloquy,' to use the br scientific jargon—is a type of parasomnia, br a category of sleep disorders made up br of unusual behaviors during sleep, Dr. Greg Potter, co-founder and chief science br officer at Resilient Nutrition, via 'Newsweek'.br Most of us have talked during our sleep, especially in our youth, and sleep talking br is usually of no concern. , Dr. Greg Potter, co-founder and chief science br officer at Resilient Nutrition, via 'Newsweek'.br It's just vocalizations that take place during sleep, many of which are gibberish and most of which are forgotten on waking, Dr. Greg Potter, co-founder and chief science br officer at Resilient Nutrition, via 'Newsweek'.br A peer-reviewed WebMD article suggests that , "Half of all kids between the ages of three and 10 years old br carry on conversations while asleep, and a small number of br adults, about 5, keep chit-chatting after they go to bed.".br Lloyd Ripley-Evans, a psychologist at workplace br mental well-being platform Plumm, suggests that br sleep-talking can be caused by a number of factors. .br Your mental and emotional state can br interfere with your sleep and could play br a significant role in increasing your chance br of experiencing sleep talking episodes, Lloyd Ripley-Evans, a psychologist at workplace mental well-being platform Plumm, via 'Newsweek'.br According to the experts, for most people who sleep-talk, the condition can be helped by developing healthy sleep habits. .br These habits include: limiting consumption br of alcohol and caffeine, sleeping in full br darkness and getting regular exercise.