Trance stare led researchers to discover a genuine hypnotic state
Friday, October 28, 2011 - 14:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Hypnosis has had a long and controversial history in psychology, psychiatry and neurology. For the past hundred years, researchers have debated whether or not hypnosis really involves an altered mental state unlike the normal wakeful condition, or whether it simply reflects a cognitive state similar to those occurring outside hypnosis.