Hypnosis works if the subject is open to the suggestions. It's good for helping someone who wants to quit smoking, but not so good at getting someone to kill your boss. I personally have never been ...

Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

Misrepresentations of hypnosis seem to pervade television shows and movies. For instance, they suggest hypnosis produces an unusual state of consciousness (trance) associated with loss of willpower ...