Hypnagogia is the transitional state of waning consciousness between wakefulness and the onset of sleep, and its mirror-image counterpart on waking is called hypnopompia. Mental phenomena reported during this threshold state of consciousness include hallucinations, lucid dreaming and sleep paralysis.
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Core ClaimThe transitional state from wakefulness to sleep, the waning state of consciousness during the onset of sleep. 1 First Described Year Classification
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1. Hypnagogia, Wikipedia
Introduction
Hypnagogia is the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep, also defined as the waning state of consciousness during the onset of sleep.
Etymology
In 1848, Alfred Maury introduced the term "hypnagogic" from the Greek words ύπνος (hypnos), meaning "sleep", and αγωγός (agōgos), meaning "conductor" or "leader".
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Mental phenomena that may occur during this "threshold consciousness" include hallucinations, lucid dreaming, and sleep paralysis.
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