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Brain Dynamics and Hypnosis: Attentional and Disattentional Processes
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This article reviews recent research findings, expanding an evolving neuropsychophysiological model of hypnosis (Crawford, 1989; Crawford & Gruzelier, 1992), that support the view that highly hypnotizable persons (highs) possess stronger attentional filtering abilities than do low hypnotizable persons, and that these differences are reflected in underlying brain dynamics. Behavioral, cognitive, and neurophysiological evidence is reviewed that suggests that highs can both better focus and sustain their attention as well as better ignore irrelevant stimuli in the environment. It is proposed that hypnosis is a state of enhanced attention that activates an interplay between cortical and subcortical brain dynamics during hypnotic phenomena, such as both attentional and disattentional processes, among others, are important in the experiencing of hypnosis and hypnotic phenomena. Findings from studies of electrocortical activity, event-related potentials, and regional cerebral blood flow during waking and hypnosis are presented to suggest that these attentional differences are reflected in underlying neurophysiological differences in the far fronto-limbic attentional system.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Crawford, H. J.
- Venue
- International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1994-07
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 204-232
- ISSN
- 0020-7144 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-5183
- OpenAlex
- W2070181145
- Cited by
- 187
- References
- 9
- FWCI
- 4.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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