Hypnosis has measurable effects on the brain. Zurich researchers have shown in three studies that the activity of certain brain networks changes under hypnosis. Scientifically speaking, hypnosis is ...

Clinical hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and pain education led to reductions in chronic pain among veterans in the US.

Misrepresentations of hypnosis seem to pervade television shows and movies. For instance, they suggest hypnosis produces an unusual state of consciousness (trance) associated with loss of willpower ...