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Hypnosis has 'real' brain effect
(BBC 16/11/2009)
Hypnosis has a "very real" effect that can be picked up on brain scans, say Hull University researchers. An imaging study of hypnotised participants showed decreased activity in the parts of the brain linked with daydreaming or letting the mind wander. The same brain patterns were absent in people who had the tests but who were not susceptible to being hypnotised. One psychologist said the study backed the theory that hypnosis "primes" the brain to be open to suggestion.
George the cat registers as hypnotherapist
(BBC 12/10/2009)
The regulation of hypnotherapists in the UK is so lax that even a cat can become accredited, the BBC has found. Chris Jackson, presenter of Inside Out in the North East and Cumbria, registered pet George with three industry bodies. Each one accepted a certificate from the non-existent Society of Certified Advanced Mind Therapists as proof of George's credentials. It follows a similar investigation by an American clinical psychologist.
IBS, Scampi Fries and maggots - weird phobias, addictions and illnesses that hypnosis has cured
(Mirror 21/05/2009)
A British woman has lost four stone after being hypnotised into thinking she had a gastric-band fitted. Hypnotism is clearly powerful stuff as this woman's weight-loss campaign and the following tales prove: Chicken nugget addiction; IBS; Sex phobias; Dentistry phobias; Fruit phobia; Maggot phobia; Writer's block; Learning to drive; Smoking cessation.
Dentists could use hypnosis to boost the pain relieving qualities of laughing gas
(Telegraph 09/01/2009)
Dentists could use hypnosis to boost the pain-relieving qualities of laughing gas, scientists claim, after they discover the drug makes the mind more open to suggestion. The researchers believe the gas nitrous oxide could then be used more sparingly or for more serious operations where usually a full anaesthetic is used.
(Mirror 04/06/2008)
A man who could not afford a dentist's bill had two rotten teeth and roots removed without an anaesthetic, thanks to hypnosis.
Man hypnotises himself before op
(BBC 18/04/2008)
A hypnotist from Sussex undergoes an operation on his right hand without a general anaesthetic.
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