The team discovered that the way our brain processes information is fundamentally altered during hypnosis when compared to a natural 'waking state'. During a normal waking state, information is processed and shared by various parts within our brain to enable flexible responses to external stimuli, they explained. The study was conducted by tracking how a magnetically-induced electrical current spread throughout the brain during hypnosis and normal waking state. During the study, the participant sat still with eyes closed, alternatively either hypnotised or in a normal waking state. The finding show that the brain may function quite differently during hypnosis when compared to a normal waking state.

Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2021 17:24 UTC