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Weinstein and Dr. Phillip K. Au found that hypnotized patients undergoing the painful procedure of angioplasty could keep the balloon used in this procedure inflated 25 percent longer than nonhypnotized patients, reducing the need for surgery.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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Weinstein and Dr. Phillip K. Au found that hypnotized patients undergoing the painful procedure of angioplasty could keep the balloon used in this procedure inflated 25 percent longer than nonhypnotized patients, reducing the need for surgery.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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He and colleagues gave 14 nonhypnotized volunteers the same tasks, and asked the volunteers to perform them naturally, and to try to mimic hypnotized eye movements.
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By recording the eye movements of a hypnotized woman, and comparing them with those of nonhypnotized people, researchers say they have found evidence that hypnosis involves a special mental state, capable of hallucinationand susceptible to suggestions, perhaps intended to help him or her stop craving cigarettes, say, or prompt him or her to hear music that isn't actually playing.
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While in some instances, such as with blinking, the nonhypnotized volunteers did well, overall, none came close to matching the hypnotized eye movements.
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