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Human beings can be induced into a state of hypnosis
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Multiple peer-reviewed studies and neurocognitive reviews confirm that human beings can be reliably induced into states of hypnosis, which reliably alter perception, neural activity, and psychological functioning.

Evidence for · 6
Hypnosis and top-down regulation of consciousness.
2017 · cited by 142
Paper 0 establishes that hypnosis is a recognized form of top-down regulation that elicits pronounced changes in psychological phenomena.
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The retrieved papers consistently treat hypnosis as a well-documented psychological and neurobiological phenomenon, providing empirical evidence from cognitive neuroscience and clinical trials confirming that individuals can be successfully induced into a hypnotic state.

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New directions in hypnosis research: strategies for advancing the cognitive and clinical neuroscience of hypnosis
2017 · cited by 134
Paper 1 summarizes clinical and neuroscientific research supporting hypnotic induction and suggestibility.
The suggestible brain: posthypnotic effects on value-based decision-making.
2014 · cited by 36
Paper 2 demonstrates that participants can be successfully hypnotized in an experimental setting to influence decision-making.
Cognitive Control Processes And Hypnosis
2007 · cited by 16
Paper 4 discusses neurologically healthy subjects achieving striking changes in perception and awareness following hypnotic induction.
Cognitive simulation along with neural adaptation explain effects of suggestions: a novel theoretical framework.
2024 · cited by 11
Paper 7 notes that hypnosis is an effective intervention with established phenomena stemming from hypnotic induction and suggestions.
Hypnosis as a Mechanism of Emotion Regulation and Self-Integration: An Integrative Review of Neural, Cognitive, and Experiential Pathways to Fundamental Peace.
2026 · cited by 1
Paper 9 reviews clinical and neuroscientific research showing that hypnotic induction produces distinct neuro-experiential states.
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  1. Hypnosis and top-down regulation of consciousness.peer-reviewedsupports
  2. New directions in hypnosis research: strategies for advancing the cognitive and clinical neuroscience of hypnosispeer-reviewedsupports
  3. The suggestible brain: posthypnotic effects on value-based decision-making.peer-reviewedsupports
  4. Direct verbal suggestibility: Measurement and significance.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Cognitive Control Processes And Hypnosispeer-reviewedsupports
  6. Dissociated Control As A Paradigm For Cognitive Neuroscience Research And Theorizing In Hypnosispeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. The Use of Self-Help Strategies in Obesity Treatment. A Narrative Review Focused on Hypnosis and Mindfulness.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Cognitive simulation along with neural adaptation explain effects of suggestions: a novel theoretical framework.peer-reviewedsupports
  9. Prevalence of visual snow and relation to attentional absorption.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. Hypnosis as a Mechanism of Emotion Regulation and Self-Integration: An Integrative Review of Neural, Cognitive, and Experiential Pathways to Fundamental Peace.peer-reviewedsupports
  11. Clinical neuroscience and neurobiology of placebo and nocebo effects.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Beyond mindfulness: how Buddhist meditation transforms consciousness through distinct psychological pathways.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
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judged → SUPPORTED · 8805 Aug 2026
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