The nature of hypnotic analgesia: Neurophysiological foundation and evidence

Contemporary Hypnosis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-33

  Crawford, Helen J ^a   Knebel, Timothy ^b   Vendemia, Jennifer M C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Electroencephalography; Hypnosis; Hypnotic analgesia; Pain; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002140686     PISSN: 09605290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ch.113     Document Type: Review

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