The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis
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Int J Clin Exp Hypn · Jan 2007
Hypnotic depth and response to suggestion under standardized conditions and during FMRI scanning.
Hypnosis is a potentially valuable cognitive tool for neuroimaging studies. However, understandable concern that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in particular may adversely affect hypnotic procedures remains. ⋯ Within-subject comparisons showed that the magnitude and pattern of these changes and the degree of responsiveness to hypnotic suggestion were not discernibly affected by the fMRI environment. It is concluded that hypnosis can be employed as a discrete and reliable cognitive tool within fMRI neuroimaging settings.