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Hypnosis Gets Positive Recognition

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the you-are-getting-very-sleepy-now-donate-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes to tell us the New York Times is reporting that, despite its negative history, hypnosis is now getting some favorable attention from neuroscientists. From the article: "These extensive feedback circuits mean that consciousness, what people see, hear, feel and believe, is based on what neuroscientists call "top down processing." What you see is not always what you get, because what you see depends on a framework built by experience that stands ready to interpret the raw information - as a flower or a hammer or a face."

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  1. analogy by gcnaddict · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "What you see is not always what you get"

    Sound familiar?
    ...

    "because what you see depends on a framework"

    .net framework, anyone?

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  2. Re:Preston and Steve believe in it... by jtorkbob · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That is fecking hillarious. Probably even more so without the audio.

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  3. I'm being hypnotized right now... by FauxFoe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    By the crappiness of System Of A Down's latest album.

    Well, I guess the last 2 tracks are a temporary period of conciousness.