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    hypnagogic

    US /ˌhɪpnə'gɒdʒɪk/

    ・

    UK /ˌhɪpnə'gɒdʒɪk/

    A1
    adj.AdjectiveRelating to the state immediately before falling asleep.
    I experienced hypnagogic hallucinations as I was falling asleep.
    n.NounA hypnagogic state or hallucination.
    He often saw strange shapes; his hypnagogic visions were quite vivid.

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    To Sleep, Perchance to Dream - Crash Course Psychology #9

    10:41To Sleep, Perchance to Dream - Crash Course Psychology #9
    • It's in this first stage of sleep that you might experience hypnagogic sensation, those brief moments when you feel like you're falling and your body jerks, startling you.

      It's in this first stage of sleep that you might experience hypnagogic sensation, those brief moments when you feel like you're falling and your body jerks, startling you.

    • of sleep you might experience hypnagogic sensations -- those brief moments when you feel like

      of sleep you might experience hypnagogic sensations -- those brief moments when you feel like

    B1

    The Forbidden Sentence That Opens the Gate Between Mind and Reality | Jacobo Grinberg

    18:55The Forbidden Sentence That Opens the Gate Between Mind and Reality | Jacobo Grinberg
    • This state is known as hypnagogic,

      This state is known as hypnagogic,

    • This state is known as hypnagogic, and

      This state is known as hypnagogic, and

    B1

    Here's What Causes Narcolepsy

    04:57Here's What Causes Narcolepsy
    • or paralysis which is often triggered by excitement or laughter, and hypnagogic hallucinations,

      or paralysis which is often triggered by excitement or laughter, and hypnagogic hallucinations,

    • hypnagogic hallucinations, which is basically when you start to dream before you fall asleep.

      hypnagogic hallucinations, which is basically when you start to dream before you fall asleep.

    B1

    What is Déjà vu?

    06:37What is Déjà vu?
    • You've probably experienced a similar phenomenon known as a hypnagogic jerk.

      You've probably experienced a similar phenomenon known as a hypnagogic jerk.

    B1

    Steven Kotler, "The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance"

    10:25Steven Kotler, "The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance"
    • But in that moment before you're unconscious, right, you're in a hypnagogic state.

      But in that moment before you're unconscious, right, you're in a hypnagogic state.

    B1