The timing of the application of self-hypnosis therapeutic techniques can be critical for achieving optimal results.

An imagined control center in the brain can be used to deal with pain and discomfort. Does hypnosis have the power to change ...

Three studies at the University of Zurich demonstrate that hypnosis alters activity in the large-scale functional networks of the brain. It also affects the neurochemical milieu of specific brain ...

A scan showing areas of the brain used to register colour highlighted ... Another area in which hypnosis works is pain control. We can all remember concentrating desperately hard on, say, putting ...

Hypnosis causes measurable changes in brain activity, confirming that it is a real, altered state of consciousness Brain scans show that hypnosis induces deep relaxation, increases theta waves ...

When my fixation on sweet treats spiraled out of hand, I turned to hypnosis as a last resort. The experience changed me in more ways than one.

is using brain scanners to explore how psychedelic drugs and even hypnosis influence the brain in an effort to find new ways to treat psychiatric and neurological conditions. What he is finding is ...