Abstract
Evidence suggests a role for central dopaminergic activity in determining an individual's level of hypnotizability. The authors measured the correlation between blink rate, which has been shown to correlate with central dopaminergic activity, and hypnotizability. Forty-eight healthy participants were evaluated for hypnotizability by the Harvard Group Scales of Hypnotic Susceptibility and the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale: Form C. Blink rate was assessed under conditions of conversation, staring at a cross, listening to music, and resting. Contrary to their hypothesis, the authors found a negative correlation between hypnotizability and blink rate, accounted for primarily by the higher blink rates at rest in medium as compared to high hypnotizables. The results do not provide evidence for a role of dopamine in determining hypnotizability.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 243-254 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript submitted April 18, 2006; final revision accepted March 9, 2007. 1The authors wish to thank the Maury and Florence Rosenblatt Fund for its support of this research study. 2Address correspondence to Pesach Lichtenberg, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Herzog Hospital, P.O. Box 3900, Jerusalem, 91035, Israel. E-mail: [email protected]
Funding
Manuscript submitted April 18, 2006; final revision accepted March 9, 2007. 1The authors wish to thank the Maury and Florence Rosenblatt Fund for its support of this research study. 2Address correspondence to Pesach Lichtenberg, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Herzog Hospital, P.O. Box 3900, Jerusalem, 91035, Israel. E-mail: [email protected]
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Maury and Florence Rosenblatt Fund |