Hall H, Minnes L
Int J Psychosom. 1989;36(1-4):59-63.
In a study of the cyberphysiology (self-regulation) of auditory response, the effects of imagery and suggestion on auditory thresholds were examined in naive subjects (Ss). After a hypnosis-like induction, the Ss, who were not aware of the purpose of the study, were asked to generate and maintain a specific set of images before, during, and after which their auditory thresholds were tested. The Ss were not informed of the purpose of the imagery or audiograms. Following the imagery, which represented cooling and vasoconstriction in the cochlea, audiograms revealed a temporary auditory threshold shift (TTS) in the experimental group only. This TTS response pattern was similar to that produced by exposure to loud noise. Information carried in the image is suggested as the basis for the observed auditory changes. Although a hypnosis-like induction was employed, the Ss' level of hypnotizability did not appear to be related to the findings.
在一项关于听觉反应的网络生理学（自我调节）研究中，对天真受试者（被试）的意象和暗示对听觉阈值的影响进行了考察。在进行类似催眠的诱导后，那些不知道研究目的的被试被要求在生成并维持一组特定意象之前、期间和之后接受听觉阈值测试。被试未被告知意象或听力图的目的。在代表耳蜗冷却和血管收缩的意象之后，听力图显示仅在实验组出现了暂时性听觉阈值偏移（TTS）。这种TTS反应模式与暴露于高强度噪声所产生的模式相似。意象中携带的信息被认为是观察到的听觉变化的基础。尽管采用了类似催眠的诱导，但被试的催眠易感性水平似乎与研究结果无关。
