By Daniel Gilbert — 2011
Our brains are hard-wired to make poor choices about harm prevention in today's world. But we can fight it.
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Hypnosis has become a common medical tool, used to reduce pain, help people stop smoking and cure them of phobias. But scientists have long argued about whether the hypnotic “trance” is a separate neurophysiological state or simply a product of a hypnotized person’s expectations.