10 Deadly Cases Of Hypnosis
When a person is hypnotized, he seems to be in a sleeplike state. But his brain is actually more active than usual—except for the precuneus. That part of the brain is deeply involved with the consciousness of the self. It’s not needed when we create imagery that doesn’t include ourselves, which is what hypnosis does.
Sounds harmless, doesn’t it? If hypnosis just turns on our imaginations and makes us less conscious of ourselves, we shouldn’t lose our free will or be in any danger. Yet a series of unusual deaths related to people who were hypnotized suggests otherwise.