“…However, some events are characterised by stereotypic movements showing rhythmic and/or coordinated natures. In patients with sleep‐related abnormal movements, rhythmic movements often occur in the limbs and jaw, such as alternating rhythmic leg movements (Chervin, Consens, & Kutluay, ), rhythmic jaw‐closing muscle activity (Haraki et al., in press; Lavigne et al., ) and rhythmic and repetitive movements in the limbs (pedalling and bicycling) and jaw (mouthing) (Tassinari et al., ). The current hypothesis on the putative mechanisms for rhythmic limb and jaw movements during sleep proposes the involvement of a central pattern generator (CPG), which organises intrinsic rhythm activity related to mastication and locomotion (Guertin, ; Kato, Masuda, Yoshida, & Morimoto, ; Lavigne, Kato, Kolta, & Sessle, ; Tassinari et al., ).…”