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Original Research

Finger Twitches are More Frequent in REM Sleep Than in Non-REM Sleep

Andrew M Reiter1 Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science, Central Queensland University, Goodwood, SA5034, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gregory D Roach1 Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science, Central Queensland University, Goodwood, SA5034, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4005-1243
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Charli Sargent1 Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science, Central Queensland University, Goodwood, SA5034, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5340-4701
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Leon Lack2 College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA5001, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8505-5873
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Pages 49-56 | Published online: 23 Jan 2020

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