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Hypnagogia is the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep, also defined as the waning state of consciousness during the onset of sleep. Its opposite state is described as hypnopompia – the transitional state from sleep into wakefulness.
Hypnagogic hallucinations can occur as one is falling asleep and hypnopompic hallucinations occur when one is waking up. Hallucinations can be associated with drug use (particularly deliriants ), sleep deprivation, psychosis, neurological disorders, and delirium tremens. Many hallucinations happen also during sleep paralysis. [11]
Aug 26, 2022 · The hypnagogic state refers to a transitional stage between wakefulness and sleep, in which sensory perceptions can be experienced. In this review, we compile and discuss the recent scientific literature on hypnagogia research regarding the future directions proposed by Schacter (1976; Psychological Bulletin, 83, 452).
- Romain Ghibellini, Beat Meier
- J Sleep Res. 2023 Feb; 32(1): e13719.
- 10.1111/jsr.13719
- 2023/02
The period of repose cascading into sleep that Kekulé experienced is called hypnagogia, and it’s widely thought of as a sweet spot for creativity, a concept recently explored in a study reported by scientists at the Paris Brain Institute at the Sorbonne Université in Science in December 2021.
Apr 5, 2018 · After analysing 65 first-hand accounts of religious experiences in 19th-century and early 20th-century Mormons, it appears that about 21 (32%) of these accounts fit the current phenomenology of hypnagogia. That is, about a third of the cases examined include details indicative of the experiences now known to occur in such liminal states.
- Adam J Powell
- 2018
Apr 20, 2016 · Mark Makela / Reuters. April 20, 2016. There is a brief time, between waking and sleep, when reality begins to warp. Rigid conscious thought starts to dissolve into the gently lapping waves of ...
Oct 26, 2020 · Hypnagogia is the transitional state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep. It’s the opposite of hypnopompia, which is the transitional state that occurs before you wake up. During...
