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  • Also called sleep starts; the sensation of falling and then a sudden physical jerk into wakefulness.

    May 13, 2008

  • A type of myoclonic jerk.

    May 13, 2008

  • See also hypnagogic startle.

    October 7, 2008

  • Ahaha, this word sounds like an asshole at a hippie-themed picnic.

    October 7, 2008

  • Cf. moro reflex.

    January 22, 2011