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yeah, good post, dlishsguy, many researchers beleive that the myoclonic jerks that occur as we fall asleep are a result of the brain fearing that we are actually dying (sounds sort of silly, but it is a reaction to the change in the level of conciousness) and trying to jolt us out of it. These are not the same as restless leg syndrome, which is a different thing altogether (as I understand it). As an aside, your body should not move at all when you enter REM sleep although there are rare cases of it occurring, this is supposed to prevent you acting out whatever crazy stuff you are dreaming about.
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