Hernándex Peón R
Neurol Neurocir Psiquiatr. 1977;18(1):7-26.
A neurophysiological hypothesis for hypnosis is suggested. Frequently, a hypnotic state is considered close to sleep. Experiments show that it closer to wakefulness, that attention is present and, at times, increased. Physiological changes under hypnosis, changes in suggestibility, conditionability, memory, visceral and endocrine changes, are outlined. Four large neuronal groups with diverse functions are described: wakefulness system, sleep system, that of conscious experience and the executive system; these last two, localized in the midbrain, pons and medulla, are considered the structural basis for the hypnotic state which arises from their increased or decreased functions. In the hypnotic state, through functional variations in these groups, modifications are seen in the spinal chord, in afferent fibers such as the optic ribbon and in complicated cortical functions such as memory.
提出了一种关于催眠的神经生理学假说。通常，催眠状态被认为与睡眠相近。实验表明，它更接近清醒状态，注意力存在，有时还会增强。概述了催眠状态下的生理变化、暗示性变化、条件反射能力变化、记忆变化、内脏和内分泌变化。描述了四个具有不同功能的大神经元群：清醒系统、睡眠系统、意识体验系统和执行系统；后两个系统位于中脑、脑桥和延髓，被认为是催眠状态的结构基础，催眠状态源于它们功能的增强或减弱。在催眠状态下，通过这些神经元群的功能变化，可以观察到脊髓、视神经带等传入纤维以及记忆等复杂皮质功能的改变。
