Hello tipsfolk -
I received this question from a student in response to my lecture today about sleep, hypnogogia and that most common of all hallucinations, the myoclonic jerk - has anyone ever heard this explanation? Is it accurate?
>From student:
>Today in class you said that almost everyone has had the feeling of falling while in the first stage of sleep and then feel like their body jumps. In biology, a few years ago, the teacher said that this was a result of the lymphatic system. She said since the lymphatic system has no heart to pump its fluids around, this is what it does. Is this really true? And if it is, why doesn't our body "jump" when we are in an awake state, doesn't our lymphatic system operate then?
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Nancy Melucci
LACCD
