What Science Says About... Hypnosis

A hypnotist says "sleep," and a burn patient needs less morphine. Medicine or theater?Hypnosis carries one of medicine's worst reputations - and one of its most persistent presences in serious research. Burn units and neuroscience labs keep finding real, measurable effects where skeptics expect only performance.This book examines what controlled research actually shows: a measurable, heritable trait behind who responds, a century-long scientific rift over what hypnosis is, and real limits on what suggestion can safely do for anyone weighing it as treatment.Inside, you'll discover: - Why hypnotic pain relief survives rigorous brain-imaging scrutiny, unlike other claims- How one measurable psychological trait predicts who responds to suggestion- Why researchers still disagree over what hypnosis actually isPart of the What Science Says About... series, where evidence-based inquiry meets life's puzzling questions.Read the evidence. Decide for yourself what hypnosis really is.

Pagina's: 154, Paperback, Independently published