Brain of Hypnotised People Undergoes Measurable Changes: Study

by Sreeraman on  January 13, 2008 at 12:24 PM Research News
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"The surprise for us was that activity was raised during memory suppression in one specific region in the frontal cortex," the Telegraph quoted Dudai as saying.

In effect, he added, it probably told the other brain regions "don't even think about retrieving that memory".

"The one thing we can say for sure is that hypnotism worked under the conditions we used," said Prof Dudai, adding that the findings were different from those seen in people who attemptted to deceive.

"We are therefore highly confident that this is not an artifact," he added.

The researchers believe that their insights into memory suppression and recall may help understand the mechanisms underlying some forms of amnesia, besides explaining how people suppress distressing memories or things.

However, study co-author Avi Mendelsohn admitted that further studies were required to determine whether the new findings gave insights into how the brain stores memory.

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