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Freaky Friday presentation: Magic, hypnosis and the brain

Friday, March 5, 2010 17:00
Redpath Museum 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA

Razmatazz - Magic, hypnosis and the brain

houdini harry

Hypnosis is an interesting tool for understanding how the mind works in terms of attention and suggestion. But can it be used therapeutically?
By Dr. Amir Raz (Psychiatry, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ)
"Clinical hypnosis, if used properly, can bring about physiological changes, but the right way to look at hypnosis is as a tool with an adjunctive role. It won't necessarily cure cancer, but for someone on chemotherapy, it could reduce some of the side effects."
Followed by the film Houdini (1953, with Tony Curis) based on the life of the legendary escape artist and illusionist Harry Houdini.

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