ISSN 0960-5290
7 papers in the library · 319 citations · publishing 2003-2009
Contemporary Hypnosis December 1, 2009 Brigitte Holzinger
AbstractAlthough the concept of ‘lucid dreaming’ was first coined by Frederik Willems van Eeden, a Dutch psychiatrist, and introduced at the meeting of The Society for Psychical Research held on 22 April 1913, the phenomenon of lucid dreaming was already known in earlier historical periods and its descriptions can be found in writings of Aristotle. However, modern lucid dreaming research was...
Contemporary Hypnosis October 30, 2009 Ulrike Halsband, Susanne Mueller, Thilo Hinterberger et al. 93 citations
Abstract Neuroscientific evidence interprets both hypnotic trance induction and different meditation traditions as modified states of consciousness that emphasize attention, concentration and the letting go of thoughts, but they differ in terms of sensory input, processing, memory, and the sense of time. Furthermore, hypnosis is based on the suggestibility of a person and meditation on...
Contemporary Hypnosis July 24, 2007 Graham F. Wagstaff, Jon C. Cole, Jacqueline M. Wheatcroft et al. 13 citations
Abstract Although hypnosis is now less popular as an interviewing technique in forensic investigations than it used to be, recent evidence suggests that some of the components of hypnotic interviewing might still be useful in the development of brief memory facilitation procedures. Two experiments are described which continue this componential approach to hypnotic interviewing. In the first...
Contemporary Hypnosis March 1, 2005 John Gruzelier 43 citations
The contemporary perspective on altered states of conscious is surveyed as an introduction to commentaries on Kallio and Revonsuo's lead article in Contemporary Hypnosis(2003). It is noted that the study of consciousness, unconscious processing, and altered states of consciousness are central issues in neuroscience, heralding fresh approaches to the neuroscientific understanding of hypnosis....
Contemporary Hypnosis October 14, 2004
Abstract This study investigated the relationship between reported out‐of‐body experiences, certain psychological variables and personality characteristics. One hundred and sixty‐seven participants completed a series of questionnaires to investigate differences amongst those participants reporting out‐of‐body experiences and those who were classified as believers or non‐believers on: fantasy...
Contemporary Hypnosis March 1, 2004 Graham F. Wagstaff, Joana Brunas‐Wagstaff, Jon C. Cole et al. 37 citations
Abstract In the late 1970s and early 1980s considerable publicity was given to the use of hypnosis as a technique to facilitate witness' memory in police investigations. As empirical evidence mounted, however, a number of limitations and disadvantages emerged with regard to the use of hypnosis in this role. As a consequence, hypnosis as an aid in forensic investigations is now treated with...
Contemporary Hypnosis September 1, 2003 Sakari Kallio, Antti Revonsuo 133 citations
Abstract There is currently agreement that, in addition to the changes in external behaviour, suggestions presented in a hypnotic context may give rise to changes in subjective experience. Yet, there is no general agreement about the theoretical framework within which these changes in experience should be explained. Though different theories about hypnosis overlap in many respects, there is...