The University of Hull has identified using imaging that activities in the brain decrease in areas associated with daydreaming and mind wandering in hypnotised subjects.
According to the University of Hull's press release (13 November 2009) , students were tested on their ability to respond to hypnotic suggestion including seeing a cat that was not there, hearing non existing music and to forget what happened during the hypnosis session. Whilst under hypnosis fMRI ( Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) was used to examine brain activity.
Dr McGeown, a psychologist at Hull concluded that “Our study shows that hypnosis is real; it corresponds to a unique pattern of brain activation which was not observed in any other experimental condition and was not seen in people who were not hypnotizable.”
This research comes in line with NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) approving hypnosis in the treatment of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
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