(www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/ch.373 NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF HYPNOTIC ANALGESIA

This short review describes recent advances in understanding hypnotic modulation of pain. Our current understanding of pain perception is followed by a critical review of the hypnotic analgesia studies using EEG, evoked potential and functional imaging methodologies. Copyright © 2008 British Society of Experimental & Clinical Hypnosis. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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