Woody Erik Z, McConkey Kevin M
Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., Canada.
Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2003 Jul;51(3):309-38. doi: 10.1076/iceh.51.3.309.15523.
Based on reflections on the University of Tennessee Conference on Brain Imaging and Hypnosis, the authors point the field of hypnosis toward a new generation of research that can successfully coordinate multiple methods of inquiry and effectively connect psychological with biological understanding. They examine issues concerning hypnosis as a state, hypnotic susceptibility as a trait, and the psychological processes that underlie hypnotic responses. The article indicates ways in which some old questions can, and need to, be asked in new ways. The authors illustrate how to move toward a neuropsychological understanding of hypnosis by describing the classic suggestion effect and consider candidate psychological mechanisms to explain this effect. They argue that the neuroscience of hypnosis needs to build on a sound psychological foundation and add to, rather than replace, existing levels of analysis.
基于对田纳西大学脑成像与催眠会议的思考，作者们为催眠领域指明了新一代研究方向，这类研究能够成功整合多种探究方法，并有效地将心理学理解与生物学理解联系起来。他们审视了有关催眠作为一种状态、催眠易感性作为一种特质以及构成催眠反应基础的心理过程等问题。本文指出了一些旧问题可以且需要以新方式提出的途径。作者们通过描述经典的暗示效应来说明如何朝着对催眠的神经心理学理解迈进，并思考用以解释这一效应的候选心理机制。他们认为，催眠神经科学需要建立在坚实的心理学基础之上，是对现有分析层面的补充而非取代。
