Dr. Terhune studies the power of suggestion and its ability to put people under a state of hypnosis. He conducts tests prior to putting someone under hypnosis to test their susception to suggestibility, and goes from there. But how exactly does hypnosis work?

Guest: Dr. Devin Terhune, Reader in Experimental Psychology at King’s College London

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