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A big, convulsive twitch while dozing off? Sleep experts explain the ‘hypnic jerk’

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A big, convulsive twitch while dozing off? Sleep experts explain the ‘hypnic jerk’
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The Conversation
DOI 10.64628/aa.x3qse3kya
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Fatima, Yaqoot, Sullivan, Daniel, Metse, Alexandra

Abstract

As we transition from wakefulness to sleep, the nervous system winds down and muscles relax. Sometimes, the brain misinterprets what’s happening.

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 90. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 October 2026.
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