2006-10-30 02:49:43 · 12 answers · asked by paul d 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
a nerve accidentally gets fired in our brain that makes us twitch. our brains are very active while we sleep.
2006-10-30 02:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by EllisFan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I jump or jerk in my sleep, if I have had a bad day, so although I think I am sleeping; my brain is still active.
Nightmares do this too.
2006-10-30 03:07:04 · answer #2 · answered by cookie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While sleeping, your heart rate slows down. When it slows down too much your bodies self preservation mechanism gives your heart a jolt.
It is enough to make you flinch, but as you reach instant consciousness, it feels like you've leaped across the bed sometimes.
2006-10-30 02:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by Treat Infamy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many times it relatively is by using the fact there is a few area of them "shocked" via the different area falling asleep. the main undemanding occasion is "nodding off" the place a seated individual falls asleep, yet their head slumps down and while it hits their neck or shoulder, they awaken, yet in easy terms sufficient to enhance their head, and the technique repeats some situations till now they get used to the thought their head is going to be in a humorous place for a on a similar time as.
2016-10-21 00:05:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A behaviourist psychologist would say it's because when we were apes and slept in trees it was a response to wake u up when u fell from the tree! That was Darwins evolutionary theory of this and i believe it!
2006-10-30 03:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
involuntary nerve impulses caused by an increase of synaptic fluid to the nerves in certain parts of the body, usually arms and legs causing overstimulation in the nerve wall
2006-10-30 02:56:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muscle reactions!Sometimes,If I have a werd dream,I even fight or laugh in my Sleep!So my hubby says!Hollywood
2006-10-30 03:08:19 · answer #7 · answered by hollywood 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The response comes from falling out of bed - we need to stay alert - it's a 'test' of our alertness.
2006-10-30 03:01:03 · answer #8 · answered by NEWTOME 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
electrical charges in the brain fire at random and cause us to jump
2006-11-02 06:24:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! Kelly's cute. I'll be your Plastiscene Toy boy if you like. I may only be five inches tall, but can bend into all sorts of positions :)
2006-10-30 02:57:15 · answer #10 · answered by Beechy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋