Why the study?
Does hypnosis alter brain activity and functional connectivity in healthy subjects?
Population
57 healthy subjects with very high or low hypnotizability (selected from 545)
Comparison
Two different hypnosis experiences guided by… vs Rest and memory retrieval conditions
Design
Other, counterbalanced order for conditions
Authors
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Hypnosis-linked connectivity shifts in healthy volunteers remain hypothesis-generating; clinical trials needed to test therapeutic relevance.
Does hypnosis alter brain activity and functional connectivity in healthy subjects?
Hypnosis is associated with specific changes in neural activity and connectivity that may underlie its effects on focused attention and somatic/emotional control.
Jiang et al. (2016) studied this question.
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