“Close your eyes and relax”: the role of hypnosis in reducing anxiety, and its implications for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases

DG Leo, SS Keller, R Proietti - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Anxiety is the most common form of mental health disorder, affecting millions of people
worldwide. Psychosocial interventions such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral …

Medical hypnosis mitigates laboratory dyspnoea in healthy humans: a randomised, controlled experimental trial

C Morélot-Panzini, C Arveiller-Carvallo… - European …, 2024 - publications.ersnet.org
Question Dyspnoea persisting despite treatments of underlying causes requires
symptomatic approaches. Medical hypnosis could provide relief without the untoward effects …

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS), Hypnosis, and Hypnotizability: Literature Review and Future Directions

RL Perri, MA Donato, G Di Filippo - International Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) stands as an advanced technology
embraced by researchers and clinicians to influence thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The …

[PDF][PDF] A Platform Technology for VR Biofeedback Training under Operant Conditioning for Functional Lower Limb Weakness

A Dutta, A Das - Published online July, 2024 - preprints.org
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a complex condition that involves a disruption in
the brain's ability to properly integrate sensory input and prior expectations, leading to motor …

Unravelling the neural dynamics of hypnotic susceptibility: Aperiodic neural activity as a central feature of hypnosis

M Landry, J da Silva Castanheira, C Boisvert… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
How well a person responds to hypnosis is a stable trait, which exhibits considerable inter-
individual diversity across the general population. Yet, its neural underpinning remains …

[HTML][HTML] Bayesian predictive coding hypothesis: Brain as observer's key role in insight

A Dutta - Medical Hypotheses, 2025 - Elsevier
Hypnosis, defined by focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness, integrates
psychological processes such as attention, expectancy, and imagery. Self-hypnosis is a …

Brain Functional Correlates of Resting Hypnosis and Hypnotizability: A Review

V De Pascalis - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive review delves into the cognitive neuroscience of hypnosis and
variations in hypnotizability by examining research employing functional magnetic …

Unlocking hypnotizability: Transcranial brain stimulation for enhanced impact in chronic pain

S Marchand - Cell Reports Medicine, 2024 - cell.com
Hypnosis provides a therapeutic option for health issues like chronic pain, but individual
responsiveness, termed hypnotizability, varies. Faerman et al.'s 1 study showed that …

Cognitive Enhancement in Bipolar Disorder: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial Utilizing a Novel DTI-Guided Multimodal Neuro-stimulation Protocol

M Wang, X Zhang, H Zhou, Q Chen, Q Tong, Q Han… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background: Traditional neuromodulation strategies for enhancing cognitive abilities in
bipolar disorder (BD) patients have shown promise, yet there remains a need for novel …

How to hypnotize neurons? A look at research in hypnosis and neuroscience

A Vanhaudenhuyse, A Bicego, ME Faymonville - L'information psychiatrique, 2025 - jle.com
Hypnosis is a modified state of consciousness, resulting from an interaction between
multiple factors. Among these, cerebral modulations appear to play a role in the subjective …