A need for more psychophysiological research in australia.
A K Tebēcis
The Medical Journal of Australia May 8, 1976 DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb140984.x (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that psychophysiological research on altered states such as hypnosis and meditation is advancing in the United States and beginning to reveal mechanisms behind certain mental phenomena and their therapeutic uses, while experimental work in Australia remains negligible; calls for intensive research to begin in Australia. |
Abstract
Western communities are becoming increasingly more interested in altered states of consciousness such as hypnosis, meditation and other states associated with certain "brain wave" patterns. In the United States of America especially, psychophysiological research is beginning to lead to an understanding of some of the basic mechanisms underlying certain mental phenomena and their therapeutic uses. In Australia, on the other hand, experimental investigations in this area are negligible. It is important to begin intensive psychophysiological research now.