Altered states of consciousness and hypnosis in the twenty-first century

Contemporary Hypnosis

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Gruzelier, John ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altered states of consciousness; Attention; Frontal lobe; Hypnosis; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 17244367465     PISSN: 09605290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ch.14     Document Type: Review

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