Prisoners of the Body: The Link Between Interoception and Sleep Paralysis.
Journal of Sleep Research June 12, 2026 Giuseppe Forte, Danilo Giaccari, Francesca Favieri et al.
Sleep paralysis (SP) is a REM sleep parasomnia characterized by transient motor paralysis during sleep onset or awakening. It is a terrifying experience often accompanied by vivid hallucinations. Although it is classically linked to narcolepsy, isolated SP in healthy individuals offers a valuable model to investigate the interaction between REM sleep physiology and conscious awareness. In a...