Neurocognition under hypnosis: Findings from recent functional neuroimaging studies

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 286-317

  Del Casale, Antonio ^a   Ferracuti, Stefano ^a   Rapinesi, Chiara ^a   Serata, Daniele ^a   Sani, Gabriele ^a   Savoja, Valeria ^a   Kotzalidis, Georgios D ^a   Tatarelli, Roberto ^a   Girardi, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRECUNEUS; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MOTOR CORTEX; OCCIPITAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84862315890     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: 17445183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2012.675295     Document Type: Article

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