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2. Hypnic jerk - Wikipedia

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   A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.

3. Hypnagogia - Wikipedia

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   Hori et al. regard sleep onset hypnagogia as a state distinct from both wakefulness and sleep with unique electrophysiological, behavioral and subjective characteristics, [10] [12] while Germaine et al. have demonstrated a resemblance between the EEG power spectra of spontaneously occurring hypnagogic images, on the one hand, and those of both ...

4. Sleep inertia - Wikipedia

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   Sleep inertia is a physiological state of impaired cognitive and sensory-motor performance that is present immediately after awakening. It persists during the transition of sleep to wakefulness, where an individual will experience feelings of drowsiness, disorientation and a decline in motor dexterity.

5. Do You Really Need 8 Hours Of Sleep? Why Experts Are ... - AOL

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   Per St-Onge, these three points are more important when assessing sleep: how you feel when you wake up (ideally, refreshed), your alertness during the day (you should not feel like face-planting ...

6. You Can Control The Outcome Of Your Dreams. Sleep Scientists ...

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   Getting regular with your sleep time—for example, going to bed every night at 11:00 p.m. with lights off, phones away, and sleep noise machines on, if that’s your thing—can all help build a ...

7. What Is Deep Sleep? Understanding the 4 Sleep Cycles & Why ...

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   If you regularly have restless nights of tossing and turning or you think you’re sleeping but still wake up feeling super tired, you might not be getting enough deep sleep. We’re here to help.

8. Delayed sleep phase disorder - Wikipedia

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   Occasional noncircadian days may occur (i.e., sleep is "skipped" for an entire day and night plus some portion of the following day), followed by a sleep period lasting 12 to 18 hours. The symptoms do not meet the criteria for any other sleep disorder causing inability to initiate sleep or excessive sleepiness.

9. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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   Sleep deprivation can sometimes be self-imposed due to a lack of desire to sleep or the habitual use of stimulant drugs. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination is a need to stay up late after a busy day to feel like the day is longer, leading to sleep deprivation from staying up and wanting to make the day "seem/feel" longer. [136]