Hypnotizability and Performance on a Prism Adaptation Test

Menzocchi, Manuel; Mecacci, Giulio; Zeppi, Andrea; Carli, Giancarlo; Santarcangelo, ‪Enrica Laura

doi:10.1007/s12311-015-0671-y

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“…Moreover, contrary to our hypothesis regarding simple attention performance, we observed a negative relationship between hypnotizability and performance on a basic psychomotor number sequencing task, whereby the more hypnotizable subjects were, the more slowly they completed the sequence. Although hypnotizability has been shown to relate to cerebellar control of sensorimotor integration 70 , it is unlikely that the observed relationship is due to a www.nature.com/scientificreports/ www.nature.com/scientificreports/ substantial motor factor as neither visual scanning nor motor speed (i.e., TMT conditions 1 and 5, respectively) was significantly related to hypnotizability. The observed relationship might represent a cognitive difference in the processing speed of number stimuli at different levels of hypnotizability.…”

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Shared cognitive mechanisms of hypnotizability with executive functioning and information salience

Faerman

Spiegel

2021

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In recent years, evidence linked hypnotizability to the executive control and information salience networks, brain structures that play a role in cognitive conflict resolution and perseveration (insisting on applying a previously learned logical rule on a new set). Despite the growing body of neuroimaging evidence, the cognitive phenotype of hypnotizability is not well understood. We hypothesized that higher hypnotizability would correspond to lower perseveration and set-shifting. Seventy-two healthy adults were tested for hypnotizability and executive functions (perseveration and set-shifting). Multiple regression analyses were performed to test the relationship between hypnotizability and perseveration and set-shifting. Higher hypnotizability was associated with lower perseveration after accounting for age and education. Hypnotizability significantly predicted perseveration but not set-shifting. Our results indicate an inverse relationship between trait hypnotizability and perseveration, an executive function that utilizes regions of both the executive control and the salience systems. This suggests that hypnotizability may share a common cognitive mechanism with error evaluation and implementation of logical rules.

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Shared cognitive mechanisms of hypnotizability with executive functioning and information salience

Faerman

Spiegel

2021

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“…Preliminary research further suggests a possible role for the cerebellum in hypnotic suggestibility ( Santarcangelo and Scattina 2016 ). For example, highs appear to display less precise control of movement and posture by sensory re-afferences and absence of motor learning perhaps due to less efficient cerebellar control ( Menzocchi et al 2015 ). They also show paradoxical pain modulation following transcranial cerebellar anodal stimulation ( Bocci et al 2016 ).…”

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New directions in hypnosis research: strategies for advancing the cognitive and clinical neuroscience of hypnosis

Jensen

Jamieson

Lutz

et al. 2017

Neuroscience of Consciousness

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This article summarizes key advances in hypnosis research during the past two decades, including (i) clinical research supporting the efficacy of hypnosis for managing a number of clinical symptoms and conditions, (ii) research supporting the role of various divisions in the anterior cingulate and prefrontal cortices in hypnotic responding, and (iii) an emerging finding that high hypnotic suggestibility is associated with atypical brain connectivity profiles. Key recommendations for a research agenda for the next decade include the recommendations that (i) laboratory hypnosis researchers should strongly consider how they assess hypnotic suggestibility in their studies, (ii) inclusion of study participants who score in the middle range of hypnotic suggestibility, and (iii) use of expanding research designs that more clearly delineate the roles of inductions and specific suggestions. Finally, we make two specific suggestions for helping to move the field forward including (i) the use of data sharing and (ii) redirecting resources away from contrasting state and nonstate positions toward studying (a) the efficacy of hypnotic treatments for clinical conditions influenced by central nervous system processes and (b) the neurophysiological underpinnings of hypnotic phenomena. As we learn more about the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying hypnosis and suggestion, we will strengthen our knowledge of both basic brain functions and a host of different psychological functions.

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“…These findings suggest that the Highs experienced the imagery of actions more effectively than the Lows and that, through imagery, cortical activation was increased due to hypnotic suggestion. Indeed, previous studies have shown that the central programs for motor control seem to be better updated in Highs than in Lows 34,35 , and it is likely that a better control of actions relies also on the ability to quickly and more effectively incorporate a hypnotist's suggestions.…”

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Hypnosis-induced modulation of corticospinal excitability during motor imagery

Cesari

Modenese

Benedetti

et al. 2020

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Hypnosis can be considered an altered state of consciousness in which individuals produce movements under suggestion without apparent voluntary control. Despite its application in contexts implying motor control, evidence for the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying hypnosis is scarce. Inter-individual differences in hypnotic susceptibility suggest that sensorimotor strategies may manifest in a hypnotic state. We tested by means of transcranial magnetic stimulation applied over the primary motor cortex whether motor system activation during a motor imagery task differs in the awake and in the hypnotic state. To capture individual differences, 30 healthy volunteers were classified as high or low hypnotizable (Highs and Lows) according to ad-hoc validated scales measuring hypnotic susceptibility and personality questionnaires. Corticospinal activation during motor imagery in the hypnotic state was greater in the Highs than the Lows. Intrinsic motivation in task performance and level of persuasion modulated corticospinal activation in the Highs. Corticospinal system activation under hypnosis may have practical implications that merit research in areas where hypnosis can be applied to improve motor performance, such as loss of motor abilities and sports.

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Hypnotizability and Performance on a Prism Adaptation Test

Cited by 15 publications

References 45 publications

Shared cognitive mechanisms of hypnotizability with executive functioning and information salience

Shared cognitive mechanisms of hypnotizability with executive functioning and information salience

New directions in hypnosis research: strategies for advancing the cognitive and clinical neuroscience of hypnosis

Hypnosis-induced modulation of corticospinal excitability during motor imagery

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