When hypnotized, what happens to your brain?

This seemingly simple question has led scientists to suffer for many years.

Many people believe that hypnosis is just a trick in magic, but it is magic that is not true. But in fact, hypnosis is a science, a powerful tool that psychologists and neurologists often use in the treatment of neurological diseases.

Hypnosis is a procedure used to treat many diseases.

However, in fact, no one has ever understood thoroughly what hypnosis affects the brain. During hypnosis, what happened to the brain? And recent research from Stanford University (USA) has solved this question.

Specifically, the team conducted an examination on 545 people, to find the right sensitivity group for hypnosis. Finally, they selected a group of 21 people who were particularly sensitive, easily hypnotized in most cases.

When hypnosis, the prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and the small brain lobe area called the insula are strengthened.

Next, experts performed magnetic resonance imaging during the time the group was hypnotized. As a result, they found two areas of the brain: the prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and the small cerebral lobe area called the insula that were strengthened.

These are areas responsible for handling pain, emotion, empathy, and sense of time. This explains why in many cases, hypnosis can make people forget their pain.

Hypnosis areas affect responsibility for emotional processing.

In addition, the cingulate prefrontal cortex (dACC) slows down. This area decides what we should ignore or focus on, which explains how hypnotized people are often in a dull state, unaware of what happens.

In general, experts say that when hypnotized, no area in the brain stops working. They only change the connection direction, become independent or integrated together."Hypnosis is just turning consciousness into different stages, instead of reducing the body's level of perception," experts say.

Hypnosis is just turning consciousness into different stages, instead of reducing the body's perceived level.

But why should this study be done? The expert team said it was important to understand more about what happens to the brain, in order to increase the effectiveness of hypnosis in medicine.

The study is published in the journal Cerebral Cortex.