Two researchers have found that bullying damages a number of brain regions in children. The damage is such that victims fail to understand social cues, fail to think clearly, and fail to have a handle ...

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 ...

For the first time, neuroscientists at Stanford University have discovered how to make people more susceptible to hypnosis. The technique promises to make hypnotherapy more accessible, allowing more ...

A person’s susceptibility to hypnosis has long been considered a pretty static trait. You may be highly hypnotizable, or you may be part of the nearly 25% of people who can’t really be hypnotized at ...

The results show that hypnosis is not only visible and measurable in the brain, but also indicate that at least two different hypnotic states exist (Somnambulism1 and the Esdaile-State2). This is the ...

An electrical zap to the brain can temporarily render a person more susceptible to hypnosis, a new study shows. Participants became more easily hypnotized after paddles placed against their scalp ...