This is known as the classical suggestion effect. Following a suggestion to move their arm, the subject may feel as though ...

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The hypnotherapist can also teach self-hypnosis techniques. Subjects can learn to induce a state of relaxation that's associated with a gesture, such as closing the left hand. Hypnotic suggestions ...

Little is known about what characterizes a hypnotic state in terms of brain activity, but neuroimaging studies indicate a ...