You wake up in the middle of the night and realize you cannot move. Your chest feels heavy, your breathing is shallow, and ...

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Neuroscientists studying the shifts between sleep and awareness are finding many liminal states, which could help explain the ...

This is the terrifying reality of sleep paralysis. For centuries, people have struggled to explain this scary experience, and this has led to myths of night demons, witches, and even alien abductions.

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The science and symptoms of sleep paralysis In REM sleep, our bodies are paralyzed so we don’t act out our dreams and risk hurting ourselves or others, Jalal said. Sleep paralysis episodes are usually ...

(CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified, experiencing his own real-life horror ...

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