Hypnotic susceptibility and alterations in subjective experiences.
I Mészáros, Cs Szabó, Rita I Csákó
Acta biologica Hungarica 2002 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.53.2002.4.11 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review or theoretical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 3 |
| Key findings | Argues that hypnosis can be understood as a partial sleep and that context is an important factor in altering consciousness. |
Abstract
Pavlov has described hypnosis as a partial sleep. A contemporary approach to this altered state of consciousness will be discussed. Under laboratory conditions subjective and behavioral data will be analyzed after hypnotic induction, shamanic trance and relaxation with listening to music. Role of different cortical regions will be shown after different hypnotic inductions as a function of hypnotic susceptibility. The importance of context will be underlined as an important factor in the possible alteration of consciousness.