Scientists at Stanford University have discovered how to use magnetic pulses to more easily induce hypnosis, a fascinating study published in the journal Nature Mental Health claims. To be clear, the ...

Hypnosis has been a subject of interest for well over a century and has been used since the beginning of civilization. In the past, it was just a trance or a dream state, a ritual dance, or perhaps ...

Hypnosis can serve as a valuable adjunct to certain kinds of psychotherapy, says Steven Lynn, professor of psychology at Binghamton University, State University of New York. But not everyone responds ...

Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

David Acunzo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

THE HYPNOTIST, dangling a swinging pocket watch before the subject’s eyes, slowly intones: “You’re getting sleepy … You’re getting sleepy …” The subject’s head abruptly slumps downward. He is in a ...

Hypnosis is a much misunderstood phenomenon. The layman tends to conceive of it in the most mystical terms, and there are many amateur Svengalis who, actually, know very little about what they are ...

Three studies at the University of Zurich demonstrate that hypnosis alters activity in the large-scale functional networks of the brain. It also affects the neurochemical milieu of specific brain ...

Hypnosis has been a subject of interest for well over a century and has been used since the beginning of civilization. In the past, it was just a trance or a dream state, a ritual dance, or perhaps ...