ReviewBrain sciences2024
Hypnotic Modulation of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Activity.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Promoting relaxation through essential oil-enhanced digital hypnotherapy: A randomized controlled trial.Psychological medicine · 2026Trial
- Hypnosis reshapes multilevel stress response and enhances executive performance in stressed medical students.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effects of Virtual Reality Hypnosis on Pain and Anxiety in Oncology Patients During Port-a-Catheter Placement Procedure: A Pilot Study.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Decoding hypnotic consciousness: neural and experiential insights into induced and ideomotor suggestions.Neuroscience of consciousness · 2026Article
- Clinical hypnosis in pediatric care: An adjunctive tool or therapeutic illusion.World journal of experimental medicine · 2025Review
- The High-Risk Model of Threat Perception Modulates Learning of Placebo and Nocebo Effects and Functional Somatic Disorders.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Brain Mechanisms of Hypnosis.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- De-stress your physiological activation by compressing your imagination: a brief session of hypnosis decreases sympathetic stress response in moderately stressed dentists.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Remembering what did not happen: the role of hypnosis in memory recall and false memories formation.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Hypnosis, a time-honored therapeutic approach, has gained widespread recognition for its effectiveness in addressing a range of psychological and somatic disorders. While its primary effects are mediated by central top-down mechanisms, hypnosis also exerts peripheral influence by modulating the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Psychophysiological measures, such as heart rate (HR) and its variability (HRV), electrodermal activity (EDA), respiratory rate (RR), and the analgesia nociceptive index (ANI), serve as reliable indicators of ANS activity. Studies have consistently demonstrated hypnosis' ability to significantly impact ANS functions, lowering sympathetic activity and enhancing parasympathetic tone. This effect is particularly pronounced during relaxation procedures and is influenced by mediating factors like hypnotizability and task conditions. Despite methodological limitations, this review highlights the potential of enhanced ANS modulation through hypnosis, including its connections to the central nervous system (CNS), to optimize therapeutic outcomes in patients with psychosomatic disorders associated with ANS dysfunction.
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