Entertainment media often paints hypnosis as a magic trick where a hypnotist controls a person and puts them into a trance. But hypnosis is not just for fun. In fact, it’s a major component of ...

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 ...

Imagine yourself lying on an operating table in a humid hospital tent near abattle front during the Vietnam War. Writhing in agony, you plead with the medics to give you something to relieve the pain ...