Brain states and hypnosis research.
Research in cognitive neuroscience now considers the state of the brain prior to the task an important aspect of performance. Hypnosis seems to alter the brain state in a way which allows external input to dominate over internal goals. We examine how normal development may illuminate the hypnotic state.
Posner
Michael I
MI
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, United States. mposner@uoregon.edu
Rothbart
Mary K
MK
D035841:Behavioral Research; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis