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40-H2 EEG and Hypnotizability During Mental Activity

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Suggestion and Suggestibility

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In recent years, research into psychophysiological correlates of cognitive strategies and performance has examined the following relationships: (a) between EEG activity and hypnotic responsiveness; (b) between hypnotizability and cognitive processing in perception, mental imagery, and memory; and (c) between EEG rhythms, hemispheric dominance, and visual perception processes with respect to mental imagery and memory. In particular, EEG correlates of individual differences in cognitive abilities and hypnotic susceptibility have been examined.

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  1. F. S. Marucci
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  1. Fachbereich Psychologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Otto-Behaghel-Straße 10, D-6300, Gießen, Germany

    Vladimir A. Gheorghiu  & Petra Netter  & 

  2. Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, Denmark Hill, London, S.E.5, Great Britain

    Hans J. Eysenck

  3. Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA

    Robert Rosenthal (Professor of Social Psychology) (Professor of Social Psychology)

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Marucci, F.S., De Pascalis, V., Penna, M.P., Pessa, E. (1989). 40-H2 EEG and Hypnotizability During Mental Activity. In: Gheorghiu, V.A., Netter, P., Eysenck, H.J., Rosenthal, R. (eds) Suggestion and Suggestibility. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73875-3_16

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