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Hypnosis And Suggestion

Psychologists, doctors, dentists, researchers, and other professionals use hypnosis every day. It is a useful clinical tool, and can help us to understand how the mind works. Sadly, despite all of the great research evidence, the internet is full of misinformation about hypnosis. This site presents the science behind hypnosis and suggestion: everything you need to know about hypnosis.

 

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Free Access To The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

The publishing company Taylor & Francis are running a promotion throughout February 2013 offering free access to their behavioural science journals. Of interest, this include access to the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.
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Modifying suggestibility with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

An interesting study has recently been published in the journal Cortex investigating whether suggestibility can be modified using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). TMS uses powerful but focused magnetic fields to interfere with brain function in localised areas. Electromagnetic pulses can be delivered singly, or repeated to produce longer lasting effects. TMS is commonly used in research to temporarily 'knock out' a brain region to investigate whether it is involved in a particular task.
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HypnosisAndSuggestion.org now accepts advertising placements. Let others know about your business, product, or service, with introductory rates of $1 per day, $5 per week, or $15 per month
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Hypnosis rejoining scientific mainstream?

Vaughan Bell has written an article in the Observer about some of the more interesting applications of hypnosis within scientific investigations.
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Latest hypnosis research: June 2012

Here are a selection of some of the new hypnosis research papers which have caught my eye recently.
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