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Jun 2024
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Why do we jolt as we fall asleep?

American Public Media
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Have you ever started to fall asleep and then suddenly – whoa! – you jolt awake? What’s up with that? We asked sleep specialist Chris Winter to help us find the answer. Got a question that has you losing sleep? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll pull an all-nighter to find the answer! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
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