BILATERAL ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY IN THE ACTIVE-ALERT HYPNOTIC INDUCTION.
Krisztian Kasos, Zoltán Kekecs, Eniko Kasos, Anna Szekely, Katalin Varga
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis 2018 DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2018.1460551 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Within-subjects experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 32 |
| Population | Participants exposed to an active-alert hypnosis induction and a music-control condition, grouped by hypnotizability |
| Interventions | Active-alert hypnosis induction music-control condition |
| Measures | Electrodermal activity (bilateral), self-reported hypnosis experiences |
| Key findings | Highly hypnotizable participants showed a shift to right-sided electrodermal dominance during active-alert hypnosis induction, while low hypnotizable participants showed a shift to left-sided dominance; no laterality change occurred in the music-control condition. Self-reported hypnosis experiences were also associated with a shift in laterality. The authors argue these results underline the importance of a shift to right hemispheric activity in hypnosis and of hemispheric changes in shaping subjective experience. |
Abstract
Shifts in hemispheric dominance were previously proposed to play a role in hypnosis. Participants (N = 32) were exposed to an active-alert hypnosis induction and a music-control condition while electrodermal activity was registered bilaterally, providing information on alterations in hemispheric dominance. The results suggest that highly hypnotizable participants show a shift to right-sided and low hypnotizable participants demonstrated a shift to left-sided electrodermal dominance in response to the induction, whereas no change in laterality is present in the control condition. Additionally, the authors found that self-reported hypnosis experiences were also associated with a shift in laterality. These results underline the importance of the shift to right hemispheric activity in hypnosis and underscore the importance of hemispheric changes in shaping subjective experience.
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