The second element of hypnosis is focus of attention. Many hypnotists will explain the process as nothing more than focusing of attention. In fact, many people are effectively hypnotized when they’ve ...

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 ...

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 ...