Tim Brunson DCH

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Hemihypnosis, hypnosis, and the importance of knowing right from trend.



The hypnosis community may be buying into a neuroscience fad concerning brain laterality. Accustomed to deflating folkloric claims about hypnosis, researchers and practitioners of hypnosis have come to appreciate the danger of lingering myths and the importance of dispelling legends. Tales are ubiquitous, however, and claims relating to the left or right hemispheres require both context and substantive data. Here we sketch the gist of brain laterality findings and their relevance to the hypnosis community.

Am J Clin Hypn. 2008 Oct;51(2):201-8. Raz A, Schwartzman D, Guindi D. McGill University, Clinical Neuroscience and Applied Cognition Laboratory, Inst. of Community & Family Psychiatry, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Rd., Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E4, Canada. amir.raz@mcgill.ca

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