It’s one of the oddest sensations you can experience as you’re trying to turn in for the night. Just as you think you’re falling asleep, you suddenly feel as though you’re in a freefall. Your stomach ...

The Beatles' song Yesterday was written in what psychologists refer to as the "hypnagogic state." This is the twilight zone between sleep and wakefulness, when we drowsily linger in a semi-conscious ...

They're called hypnagogic jerks. Here's why they might be happening. While the brain controls when and how we move, there are times when it seems like the body has a mind of its own. Every once in a ...

Have you ever found yourself drifting off to sleep, only to be suddenly jolted awake by a brilliant idea or a vivid, dream-like vision? If so, you've likely experienced the hypnagogic state—a unique ...

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