title: [Changes in regional cortical blood flow in hypnosis].
abstract: Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured by means of the 133-Xenon inhalation method in 12 healthy male volunteers experienced in self-hypnosis for several months. During a well performed levitation of the right arm in hypnosis as compared to resting conditions, we found a global increase of cortical blood flow and a regional activation of temporal areas; the latter finding is considered to reflect acoustical attention. In addition, a so far unexplained desactivation of inferior temporal areas was observed during successful self-hypnosis and hypnosis. While there was a global absolute increase of cortical blood flow bilaterally, we could not observe a relative increase of the right as compared to the left hemisphere during hypnosis. Several subjects successfully performed the levitation of the right arm, despite a relative left hemispheric activation, provided the absolute right hemispheric activation remained dominant.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Ulrich
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meinig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow
vernacular_title: Anderungen der regionalen kortikalen Durchblutung unter Hypnose.