Comparative characteristics of the retention of verbal information received by adult subjects in the waking and hypnotic states

Estimation of the amounts of short-term memory in adults in the waking and hypnotic states showed two relationships in its expression. If subjects memorized verbal information in the waking state and were hypnotized after that, their short-term memory was considerably impaired. After the same subjec...

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Published in:Human physiology 2009, Vol.35 (1), p.25-28
Main Authors: Konovalov, V. F, Serikov, I. S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Human Physiology
Life Sciences
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Summary:Estimation of the amounts of short-term memory in adults in the waking and hypnotic states showed two relationships in its expression. If subjects memorized verbal information in the waking state and were hypnotized after that, their short-term memory was considerably impaired. After the same subjects were awakened again, this form of memory was not improved; moreover, it was further impaired. On the other hand, if adult subjects memorized verbal information in the state of hypnosis (an altered state of consciousness, ASC), their short-term memory remained almost unchanged after they returned to the original waking state.
ISSN:0362-1197
1608-3164
DOI:10.1134/S0362119709010058