Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

Self-hypnosis is a process that involves using certain techniques to enter a hypnotic state. While in a state of intense relaxation, people often try to visualize certain goals. Self-hypnosis has its ...

Some people have reported that hypnosis helped them quit smoking. However, more research is necessary to determine how effective it may be. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the ...

When you think about hypnosis, what do you visualize? For many, it’s a clock-swinging magician or a comedy act that forces an unwitting volunteer to make embarrassing public admissions on stage. But ...

What hypnosis is—and isn’t. Hypnosis is an interactional process between two people that often creates fascinating shifts in perception and behavior. Such changes are often highly compelling: Hypnotic ...

Some patients develop an inability to burp (abelchia) because the muscle that surrounds the bottom of the throat (the cricopharyngeus muscle) remains overly tight when they attempt to allow air to ...