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Research Shows Hypnosis Has Some Interesting Effects On The Brain

What is the science behind hypnosis? This question was originally answered on Quora by Colin Gerber.

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Attention college/grad students

Anyone with access to Psycinfo want to hook a sister up with this study?

Hypnosis and top-down regulation of consciousness (2017) in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews- Devin B. Terhune, Axel Cleeremans, Amir Raz, & Steven Jay Lynn

I’m looking at hypnosis as a tool for research into psychosis and would really like to read a good lit review! (From the brief description I read it looks like it may be covered?)

Thanks for any info you can provide in advance!

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Study identifies brain areas altered during hypnotic trances

By scanning the brains of subjects while they were hypnotized, researchers at the School of Medicine were able to see the neural changes associated with hypnosis.

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5 Must Know Researchers And Their Pioneering Studies

There are a lot of myths regarding hypnosis that still exist in the world. People still have that Hollywood image of hypnosis, viewing it as a negative technique which can only be used for personal gains. But thankfully, those people are in the minority now and hypnosis has been established for all the good reasons and all the good work that can be done with it, is being done. 

There are a lot of key figures that have helped in taking this method this far. Some of the most important and the ones that are a must-know for every hypnotherapist are;

Dr. David Spiegel

William J. McGeown

Dr. Irwing Kirsch

David R. Patterson and Mark P. Jensen

Dr. Joe Dispenza

These people help lay down the foundations for all the good work that was to be done using hypnosis and for everyone who wants to learn hypnosis, their research and findings is a great way to start off.

To learn more about these influential figures, visit the HTA article below

“5 Must-Know Researchers & Their Pioneering Studies That Prove Why Hypnosis Works & How It’s Used To Heal”

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Article on the facts and myths of hypnosis, by Victoria Stringer

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Researchers aim to find comprehensive brain theory of hypnosis

Hypnosis can help people stop smoking, sleep better and even undergo dental treatment without pain. But what exactly is hypnosis and what precisely happens in the brain of a hypnotized person? These questions are currently being studied by psychologists at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, together with a colleague from the University of Trier, as part of a project funded by the German Research Foundation.

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Going Under Hypnosis Before Going into Surgery

Turns out that hypnosis, once thought to be a hocus-pocus parlor trick, may now be considered a legitimate surgical tool

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Researchers are starting to uncover its scientific basis of hypnosis

Some argue that hypnosis is just a trick. Others, however, see it as bordering on the paranormal – mysteriously transforming people into mindless robots. Now our recent review of a number of research studies on the topic reveals it is actually neither. Hypnosis may just be an aspect of normal human behaviour.