Muscle twitching is an experience of sudden involuntary repetitive muscle contraction and relaxation, usually visible under the skin. Twitching of a muscle is called fasciculation. In addition, some ...

That sudden jolt or twitch just as you’re drifting into sleep isn’t your imagination. It’s a real physiological event. One moment, you’re fading into slumber, and the next, your arm or leg flings out ...

Many people experience hypnic jerks and often wonder why. A neurologist explained why such jerks happen, whether they should be considered normal, and when one should really worry. He also explained ...

Dr Kumar explains hypnic jerks, a common sleep occurrence that feels like falling. They are usually harmless but warrant ...

Fast, reliable and automatic assessment of the severity of myoclonic jerks from video footage is now possible, thanks to an algorithm using deep convolutional neural network architecture and ...

Have you ever had your body jerk suddenly right when you're drifting to sleep? That sudden sensation is called a hypnagogic state or hypnic jerk. It is an involuntary twitch of the muscles that can ...

The feeling of jerking awake just as sleep begins to overtake us is familiar to most readers. So too is seeing someone in a deep sleep eerily (or adorably) twitching their hands or feet. What is it ...

Dementia worsens as the nerve cells in the brain become progressively damaged and can no longer function. Over time, this can jeopardise a person's thinking abilities and motor skills. This is why ...

Twitching at night—it’s something few of us talk about, yet it’s also a phenomenon that impacts Americans when it comes to sleep quality. And even if you feel like you’re getting enough sleep, you ...