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Interlude XLVII: Hypnosis and the Flexible Self
What if the self is not as fixed as it feels?
In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey explores the neuroscience and psychology of hypnosis, revealing how suggestibility, expectation, and imagination interact to reshape perception and experience. Far from the stage-performance stereotypes often associated with hypnotism, modern research shows hypnosis as a cooperative cognitive state in which attention narrows and the brain’s predictive systems become more flexible.
Drawing on the work of leading researchers, including David Spiegel (Stanford University), Amir Raz…
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