Neurochemical dynamics during two hypnotic states evidenced by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

ABSTRACT: This study explores neurochemical changes in the brain during hypnosis, targeting the parieto-occipital (PO) and posterior superior temporal gyrus (pSTG) regions using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). We examined 52 healthy, hypnosis experienced participants to investigate how two different hypnotic states of varying depth impacted brain neurochemistry in comparison to each other and to their respective non-hypnagogic control conditions. Alongside neurochemical assessments, we recorded respiration and heart rate variability (HRV) to further explore possible associations between physiological correlates of hypnotic depth. Significant changes in myo-Inositol concentration relative to total creatine were observed in the PO region during the deeper hypnosis state, possibly indicat

SUBMITTER: de Matos NMP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11612407 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature