Hypnosis is not mind control— "it’s a natural state of deep focus that helps you gain greater control over your mind and body". As Dr. David Spiegel of Stanford explains, it’s a powerful tool for ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Some argue that hypnosis is just a trick. Others, however, see it as bordering on the paranormal—mysteriously ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Hypnosis can help alleviate the pain and suffering experienced by women being treated for breast cancer, according to a study by a University at Buffalo School of Social Work ...

Can hypnosis be used to make someone do something against his or her own will? This question has been the source of great controversy. I served as a consultant about hypnosis to Woody Allen’s film, ...

The notion that some evil eminence might use mass hypnosis over television is older than 1984, but nobody outside fiction has ever proved it possible. Last week a reputable Manhattan psychiatrist who ...