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Hypnotic suggestion: opportunities for cognitive neuroscience
David A Oakley1, Peter W Halligan
1Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, WC1H 0AP, UK. d.oakley@ucl.ac.uk
Nature Reviews. Neuroscience
|July 18, 2013
Summary
Hypnosis leverages attention and suggestion to alter experiences and behaviors. Cognitive neuroscience research reveals its potential for understanding brain mechanisms and treating clinical conditions.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Psychology
Background:
- Hypnotic suggestion has a long history as an adjunctive treatment for various clinical conditions.
- Recent research explores hypnosis from a cognitive neuroscience viewpoint.
Approach:
- Investigating how manipulating subjective awareness through hypnotic suggestion offers insights into brain functions.
- Utilizing laboratory-based hypnotic suggestion to study attention, motor control, pain perception, beliefs, and volition.
Key Points:
- Hypnosis modulates attention and suggestion to influence subjective experiences and behaviors.
- Cognitive neuroscience studies use hypnosis to explore brain mechanisms underlying awareness.
- Hypnotic suggestion provides models for understanding clinical conditions and their treatments.
Conclusions:
- Hypnosis offers a valuable tool for cognitive neuroscience research.
- Hypnotic suggestion can illuminate the neural basis of attention, belief, and volition.
- This research aids in understanding and potentially treating clinical conditions.
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