Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
August 31, 2022
Noémi Császár-nagy, Petr Bob, István Bókkon
9 citations
Here we present a complex hypothesis about the psychosomatic mechanism of serotonergic psychedelics. Serotonergic psychedelics affect gut microbes that produce a temporary increase of 5-HT by their host enterochromaffin cells (ECs). This increased 5-HT production—which is taken up and distributed by platelets—may work as a hormone-like regulatory signal that could influence membrane...
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
December 2021
Noémi Császár, Felix Scholkmann, István Bókkon
We provide a brief review about the significance of hypnosis with respect to applications and physiological processes in hypnotherapy. Our review concludes that hypnosis is a promising method to manage acute and chronic pain. In addition, we discuss indications pointing toward the view that hypnosis can induce changes in neuroplasticity possibly involving epigenetic mechanisms.
Reviews in the Neurosciences
January 1, 2017
Gábor Kapócs, Felix Scholkmann, Vahid Salari et al.
Today, there is an increased interest in research on lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) because it may offer new opportunities in psychotherapy under controlled settings. The more we know about how a drug works in the brain, the more opportunities there will be to exploit it in medicine. Here, based on our previously published papers and investigations, we suggest that LSD-induced visual...
Activitas Nervosa Superior
September 1, 2016
Noémi Császár, Felix Scholkmann, Gábor Kapócs et al.
5 citations
Abstract The question of how to define and explain hypnosis is still not completely answered. Most of the theories of hypnosis are based on describing it as an altered state of consciousness; others focus on intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects, sociopsychological, neurocognitive or sociocognitive processes. More detailed explanation of hypnosis requires a synthesis of these various...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2013
István Bókkon, Birendra N. Mallick, Jack A Tuszynski
42 citations
Recently, we proposed a novel biophysical concept regarding on the appearance of brilliant lights during near death experiences (NDEs) (Bókkon and Salari, 2012). Specifically, perceiving brilliant light in NDEs has been proposed to arise due to the reperfusion that produces unregulated overproduction of free radicals and energetically excited molecules that can generate a transient enhancement...