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 ...

When my surgeon told me late last spring that I needed a rare and complicated operation, my first thought was I’m going to die. Luckily, my surgeon was way more optimistic. But I had never been under ...

When I hear the word hypnosis, I picture an auditorium of people lulled into a zombie-like state with a snap of fingers from a commanding figure on stage. Of course, that’s just one (theatrical) type ...