Inner Navigation and Theta Activity: From Movement to Cognition and Hypnosis According to the Sphere Model of Consciousness

Theta brainwave activity (4–7 Hz) is linked to hypnosis, hypnotic analgesia, meditation, and absorption, and also supports cognitive functions like spatial navigation, memory, creativity, and divided attention. This manuscript synthesizes current knowledge on theta's roles in hypnosis and their connections to movement, noting that movement paradigms such as Quadrato Motor Training modulate theta activity and improve cognition and emotional well-being. The authors discuss these movement paradigms as therapeutic tools related to hypnosis and highlight relationships between diagonal movement and psychological phenomena including intentionality, attention, and the Sphere Model of Consciousness.

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Abstract

EEG theta (4–7 Hz) activity is closely related to hypnosis and hypnotic analgesia, as well as to meditation and absorption. Research further indicates that theta oscillatory power is involved in different cognitive functions, such as spatial navigation, memory, creativity, and divided attention. The current manuscript will provide a synthesis of current knowledge regarding the importance of theta’s different roles in relation to hypnosis and their connections to movement. Indeed, several movement paradigms, such as Quadrato Motor Training, have been found to modulate theta activity, significantly improving cognition and emotional well-being. The utility of such movement paradigms as a therapeutic vehicle closely related to hypnosis, and the underlying characteristics allowing these neuromodulations, will be discussed. Finally, the relationships between diagonal movement and other psychological phenomena, especially intentionality, attention, and the Sphere Model of Consciousness, will be highlighted.