Functional Changes in Brain Activity Using Hypnosis: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Brain sciences Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 108
• Main Authors: Wolf, Thomas Gerhard, Faerber, Karin Anna, Rummel, Christian, Halsband, Ulrike, Campus, Guglielmo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Bias; brain activity; Brain research; Consciousness; Cortex (cingulate); Data collection; EEG; Electroencephalography; Electromyography; Event-related potentials; Fear & phobias; fMRI; functional changes; Grey literature; Hemispheric laterality; Hypnosis; imaging technique; Information sources; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Neuroimaging; Oscillations; Pain; Perceptions; Reviews; Somatosensory cortex; Spectrum analysis; Subject heading schemes; Systematic Review; Tomography; functional changes; hypnosis; CT; fMRI; EEG; brain activity; systematic review; imaging technique; PET; SPECT

Hypnosis has proven a powerful method in indications such as pain control and anxiety reduction. As recently discussed, it has been yielding increased attention from medical/dental perspectives. This systematic review (PROSPERO-registration-ID-CRD42021259187) aimed to critically evaluate and discuss...