Hypnosis and meditation involve distinct psychological and neurological processes
Neuroimaging and comparative studies demonstrate that hypnosis and meditation engage both overlapping and distinct psychological and neurological processes.
The claim posits that hypnosis and meditation involve distinct psychological and neurological processes. Modern comparative neuroimaging studies (e.g., comparing functional connectivity and MRI markers) explicitly show that while both practices share some commonalities regarding altered states of consciousness and default mode network modulation, they rely on largely divergent network connectivities, distinct neural profiles, and different underlying mechanisms. Therefore, the claim is well-supported by current neuroscientific literature.
F. Moujaes, Nathalie M. Rieser, C. Phillips, Nuno M. P. de Matos, M. Brügger, P. Dürler, L. Smigielski, P. Stämpfli, E. Seifritz, F. Vollenweider, A. Anticevic, K. Preller. Comparing neural correlates of consciousness: from psychedelics to hypnosis and meditation.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.07.003
Directly compares hypnosis and meditation using resting-state functional connectivity, demonstrating that they show distinct connectivity patterns and drive differing neural alterations.
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Sindy Sim, I. Maldonado, Pierre Castelnau, L. Barantin, W. E. Hage, Frédéric Andersson, J. Cottier. Neural correlates of mindfulness meditation and hypnosis on magnetic resonance imaging: similarities and differences. A scoping review.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurad.2023.11.002
Reviews MRI studies showing both overlapping and divergent neural mechanisms, noting specific connectivity profiles unique to each practice.
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