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The Physiology of the Nervous System in Response to Hypnosis
(2016-04-18) HO YEN CHIEW; Tidak ada Data Dosen; Tidak ada Data Dosen
ABSTRACT There is an increasing popularity of integrating the mind-body intervention domain of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in dentistry, one of which is hypnosis. Hypnosis has fascinated successive generations of investigators, since the very dawn of neuropsychology as a science. It exemplifies the marvelous complexity of human experience, thought and action. This literature review aims to analyze various neurophysiological and neuropsychological correlates of the hypnotic phenomena and attempts to resolve the long-standing debate of state and non-state hypnotic theories, providing an empirical and scientific foundation for the implementation of hypnosis as an adjunct to daily dental treatments. Hypnosis induces reorganizations in the compositions of brain oscillations measured in EEG, fMRI and PET of alpha-1 and theta-II bands predominantly in the frontal region of the brain such as the anterior cingulate cortex, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, fronto-limbic system and right occipital region with a characteristic display in consistent right hemispheric dominance. Therefore, hypnotic phenomena may be viewed as a state altered consciousness with enhanced attention, reflected as a cognitive and neuronal activation.