Hypnosis is essentially a state of heightened concentration and focus
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 75/100
Evidence from neuroimaging and cognitive studies consistently indicates that hypnosis heavily involves focused attention, cognitive control, and top-down attentional mechanisms.
Evidence for · 5
Neural functional correlates of hypnosis and hypnoanalgesia: Role of the cingulate cortex.
2022 · cited by 0
Paper [0] explicitly defines hypnosis as an altered state of consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness.
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Brain correlates of hypnosis: A systematic review and meta-analytic exploration.
2017 · cited by 0
Paper [1] highlights the role of top-down control processes and intrinsic brain networks supporting cognitive control in hypnosis.
Selective biasing of a specific bistable-figure percept involves fMRI signal changes in frontostriatal circuits: a step toward unlocking the neural correlates of top-down control and self-regulation.
2007 · cited by 0
Paper [2] notes that frontostriatal circuits mediating attention, expectation, and suggestion are fundamentally relevant to understanding hypnosis.
Hypnosis and imaging of the living human brain.
2015 · cited by 0
Paper [3] discusses how neuroimaging studies support hypotheses regarding hypnotic modulation of attention and control processes.
Can posthypnotic suggestions boost updating in working memory? Behavioral and ERP evidence.
2020 · cited by 0
Paper [4] demonstrates that posthypnotic suggestions recruit control-related attention and cognitive control processes.