Touching the unconscious in the unconscious–hypnotic communication with unconscious patients

E Hansen - Frontiers in psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
If hypnosis means contact to the unconscious to modulate psychological and physiological
functions by means of suggestions, and if this is facilitated by attenuation of the critical mind …

Neuroscientific results of experimental studies on the control of acute pain with hypnosis and suggested analgesia

WHR Miltner, M Franz, E Naumann - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This narrative review summarizes a representative collection of electrophysiological and
imaging studies on the neural processes and brain sources underlying hypnotic trance and …

Hypnosis measured with monitors of anesthetic depth–EEG changes during the test for Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility

N Zech, M Seemann, E Hansen - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Hypnotic trance can be defined as a non-ordinary state of consciousness that is
accompanied by a number of neurophysiological changes, including brain …

Efficacy of hypnosis on dental anxiety and Phobia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

TG Wolf, S Schläppi, CI Benz, G Campus - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hypnosis is a commonly used therapy option in dentistry and medicine for fear and pain
reduction. Nevertheless, it is viewed very critically, as there is still insufficient evidence for a …

Modulation of the heartbeat evoked cortical potential by hypnotizability and hypnosis

AL Callara, L Fontanelli, I Belcari, G Rho… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hypnotizability is a psychophysiological trait measured by scales and associated with
several differences, including interoceptive accuracy and the morpho‐functional …

[HTML][HTML] A neurophenomenological fMRI study of a spontaneous automatic writer and a hypnotic cohort

E Cardeña, L Lindström, P Goldin, D van Westen… - Brain and Cognition, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose: To evaluate the neurophenomenology of automatic writing (AW) in a spontaneous
automatic writer (NN) and four high hypnotizables (HH). Methods: During fMRI, NN and the …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosomatics: Communication of the central nervous system through connection to tissues, organs, and cells

A Efremov - Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study aimed to scrutinize existing evidence concerning the link between somatic
symptoms and nervous system activity. The goal was to pinpoint areas for effective …

[PDF][PDF] Is psyche-soma dichotomy still clinically appropriate?

R Torta, R Botto, V Giorgi… - Clinical and …, 2023 - clinexprheumatol.org
This article proposes a historical recontextualisation of the mind-body relationship and offers
some evidencebased reflections on the current clinical appropriateness of psyche-soma …

Increasing handgrip strength via post-hypnotic suggestions with lasting effects

U Nieft, M Schlütz, B Schmidt - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In our study, we suggested participants to feel strong during hypnosis and tested if that
affected their handgrip strength. Handgrip strength is measured via a hand dynamometer …

EEG oscillatory activity concomitant with hypnosis and hypnotizability

V De Pascalis - The Routledge International Handbook of Clinical …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter provides a critical overview of the research linking electroencephalogram
(EEG)-assessed oscillations with hypnosis and individual differences in hypnotizability. EEG …