As Jenelle is falling asleep, she has a sensation of walking along. Suddenly, her right leg steps into a hole and her foot jerks in bed, seemingly simulating the experienced fall in her sleeping state. These muscle contractions are

a. sleep spindles.
b. K complexes.
c. alpha wave activity.
d. spastic jerks.
e. hypnic jerks.

Answer: e. hypnic jerks.

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