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September 17, 2025

A big, convulsive twitch while dozing off? Sleep experts explain the ‘hypnic jerk’

Yaqoot Fatima, University of the Sunshine Coast; Alexandra Metse, University of the Sunshine Coast, and Daniel Sullivan, Griffith University

As we transition from wakefulness to sleep, the nervous system winds down and muscles relax. Sometimes, the brain misinterprets what’s happening.

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November 8, 2023

Yaqoot Fatima, The University of Queensland; Daniel Sullivan, The University of Queensland; Romola Bucks, The University of Western Australia; Roslyn Von Senden, The University of Queensland, and Shannon Edmed, The University of Queensland

Poor sleep deprives First Nations people of the chance to connect with culture. So they co-designed a sleep apnoea program they’d actually use.