Neural differences in fMRI scans explain varying susceptibility to hypnosis
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Neuroimaging studies using fMRI indicate that individual differences in functional brain connectivity and activation patterns correlate with varying susceptibility to hypnosis.
Evidence for · 2
Hypnotic susceptibility modulates brain activity related to experimental placebo analgesia
2013 · cited by 46
Paper [0] demonstrates that hypnotic susceptibility correlates with interindividual fMRI brain patterns and connectivity during cognitive tasks.
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Brain Functional Correlates of Resting Hypnosis and Hypnotizability: A Review.
2024 · cited by 19
Paper [1] reviews neuroimaging literature showing that functional connectivity correlates explain variations in hypnotizability.