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...differences in the subjects' brain scans were equally striking. The typical pain signal follows a well-worn path from the brain stem through the midbrain and into the cortex, where conscious feelings of pain arise. In Schulz-Stübner's study, the hypnotized group showed subcortical brain activity similar to that of nonhypnotized volunteers, but the primary sensory cortex stayed quiet. The "ouch" message wasn't making it past the midbrain and into consciousness...
...procedures in which sedation is inappropriate or for patients who are allergic to anesthetics. Dr. David Spiegel, associate chair of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, hypnotizes Parkinson's sufferers during the implantation of deep-brain electrodes--a process that requires tremulous patients to remain conscious and calm. He has also coaxed children into imagining that a balloon tied to their wrist will fly them to their favorite places, a hypnotic technique that has lessened anxiety in pediatric patients undergoing bladder catheterizations. In Iowa, Schulz-Stübner hypnotizes patients to reduce pain and anxiety while they...
...know what you’ve got till it’s gone, so missing some additional delicacy won’t be as noticeable or alarming as food that is recurrently borderline-edible. But HUDS needn’t axe these meals entirely; besides making a conscious effort after special meals, a good first step would be to follow such meals with menu items that are hard to screw up, like some simple type of grilled chicken breast...
...were committed to truth and transparency, and if only he were candid enough to face the public outside the comfort zone of Fox News. The media overreacted to the delay in reporting the shooting, but Cheney's excuses attest to his secretiveness. William A. McCartney Delaware, Ohio, U.S. Safety-conscious hunters learn that it is their responsibility to know where the rest of their party is before taking a shot. Brian Carmines Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S. Good Grief! I can't believe the media could read so much into a simple hunting accident. The real story...
...Dershowitz is conscious of how fickle people are about preemption and how slippery the concept is itself...