Hypnosis: a twilight zone of the top-down variety Few have never heard of hypnosis but most know little about the potential of this mind-body regulation technique for advancing science.
Author: Raz A.
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Psychology, McGill University and the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal Neurological Institute, 3775 University Street, Montreal, Québec, Canada, H3A 2B4.
Conference/Journal: Trends Cogn Sci.
Date published: 2011 Nov 10
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Word Count: 84
An early form of psychotherapy, hypnosis has been tarnished by a checkered history: stage shows, movies and cartoons that perpetuate specious myths; and individuals who unabashedly write 'hypnotist' on their business cards. Hypnosis is in the twilight zone alongside a few other mind-body exemplars. Although scientists are still unraveling how hypnosis works, little is mystical about this powerful top-down process, which is an important tool in the armamentarium of the cognitive scientist seeking to unlock topical conundrums.
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PMID: 22079011
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