"Brain Zapping Technique Increases Susceptibility to Hypnosis"
Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered that targeted electrical stimulation of the brain can temporarily increase a person's hypnotizability, which may allow more individuals to benefit from hypnosis-based therapies, especially for pain relief. The study, which will be published in Nature Mental Health, showed that less than two minutes of transcranial magnetic stimulation to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex enhanced hypnotizability for about an hour. This finding could lead to new approaches in pain management and psychotherapy by altering stable traits like hypnotizability.