In the movies, hypnosis usually involves someone falling under the magical spell of a villainous character. The hypnotized person then goes into a trace and carries out the hypnotizer's nefarious ...

But hypnosis has a surprisingly robust scientific framework. Clinical research has shown that it can help relieve pain and ...

NEW YORK - A few brief self-hypnosis classes may not persuade women to skip epidural painkillers while giving birth, according to a new Danish study. Researchers found that a group of women who had ...

Have you ever had the experience of driving your car, arriving at a destination, and not being able to fully remember what you saw all along the way? Have you been in the shower and found yourself ...