New research demonstrates that hypnosis -- the process of focusing a person's attention on a specific task or sensation -- can turn a normally difficult visual task into a far easier one by helping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although hypnosis can help with a number of medical conditions, it doesn't work for everything. Paula Connelly/iStock via Getty ...

There is not a single way to hypnotize. This article shows you the varied ways hypnosis is applied. Hypnosis is a method that promotes behavioral changes through suggestion. Depending on the ...

Research reveals why certain personalities are more open to hypnotic suggestion. Clinical hypnosis, also known as hypnotherapy, is a therapeutic technique that uses guided relaxation, focused ...

Hypnosis is, perhaps, one of the most misunderstood and controversial methods of psychological treatment. The myths and misconceptions that surround hypnotherapy mostly stem from people’s ideas about ...

Hypnosis for pain management, anxiety and behavioral disorders Medical hypnotherapy today is most commonly used for pain management, treatment of anxiety or ...

Although there is no doubt that hypnosis can impact the mind and behavior, the underlying brain mechanisms are not well understood. Now, new research provides fascinating insight into the specific ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- A strange mystic swings a pocket watch back and forth, repeating the phrase “You’re getting sleepy, very sleepy,” giving them absolute command over their subject. That’s not how ...

Do we always perceive the world in the same way? A hypnosis experiment proves that we certainly don’t. If we sincerely believe that our index finger is five times bigger than it really is, our sense ...

According to a detailed report by the BBC, growing scientific evidence suggests that hypnosis can deliver real clinical benefits, sometimes outperforming conventional treatments in effectiveness, cost ...