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  2. Hypnagogia - Wikipedia

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    People who have spent considerable time jumping on a trampoline will find that they can feel the up-and-down motion before they go to sleep. New employees working stressful and demanding jobs often report feeling the experience of performing work-related tasks in this period before sleep. [citation needed]

  3. Siesta - Wikipedia

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    The timing of sleep in humans depends upon a balance between homeostatic sleep propensity, the need for sleep as a function of the amount of time elapsed since the last adequate sleep episode, and circadian rhythms which determine the ideal timing of a correctly structured and restorative sleep episode. The homeostatic pressure to sleep starts ...

  4. What is a siesta? The history of the afternoon nap and its ...

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    You might also want to consider lying down near a fan to keep you cool if it's hard for you to sleep at the hottest time of day. Set aside up to 45 minutes for a nap.

  5. The right way to take a nap - AOL

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    There’s nothing like a midday nap to recharge your batteries. It can give you more energy to do the things you love. But the perks go even further: A nap can be good for your brain. “Sleep and ...

  6. 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.

  7. Power nap - Wikipedia

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    At least one university [which?] has a nap room set up in a gym. Some medical schools also set up nap rooms at teaching hospitals. The nap rooms may include sleeping pods or cots, white noise machines, and antimicrobial pillows. [30] In Barcelona, there is a café called Nappuccino [31] [32] that implements custom-built napping pods inside the ...

  8. Daycare teacher's controversial nap time rule divides the ...

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    A daycare teacher says her nap time rule doesn’t please all parents. “Sometimes a parent will say, ‘I don’t want you to put my kid down for a nap’ but we can’t not because of state ...

  9. NASA Reveals the Perfect Nap Length - AOL

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    Put down that third cup of coffee and take try a NASA nap method instead. NASA found the ideal length of time of a power nap to feel your best.