David Spiegel of Stanford University’s School of Medicine explains what happens in the brain when somebody is hypnotized, and how hypnosis can reduce pain, improve cancer survival rates and help people stop smoking. (click video above to watch)

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Stanford Medicine - How Hypnosis can alter the brain's perception of pain
National Library of Medicine- What is hypnosis and how might it work?
APA -Uncovering the new science of clinical hypnosis