The authenticity of hypnotism has been questioned since it began in the 18th century. Does hypnosis really work or is it all just a hoax? How Brain Waves Can Control Physical Objects - http://bit.ly/2aE0y8N Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Hypnotism Act 1952 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/46 "An Act to regulate the demonstration of hypnotic phenomena for purposes of public entertainment." Franz Anton Mesmer http://www.historyofhypnosis.org/franz-anton-mesmer/ "The modern era of hypnosis and hypnotherapy really begins with Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), the Viennese physician who left the word "mesmerism" to posterity. For various reasons, he also gave hypnosis the rather unsalubrious reputation that still persists in some quarters today." Brain Activity And Functional Connectivity Associated With Hypnosis http://m.cercor.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/07/27/cercor.bhw220.abstract "Hypnosis has proven clinical utility, yet changes in brain activity underlying the hypnotic state have not yet been fully identified. Previous research suggests that hypnosis is associated with decreased default mode network (DMN) activity and that high hypnotizability is associated with greater functional connectivity between the executive control network (ECN) and the salience network (SN). We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate activity and functional connectivity among these three networks in hypnosis." ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos daily. Watch More DNews on Seeker http://www.seeker.com/show/dnews/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here: http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Special thanks to Jules Suzdaltsev for hosting DNews! Check Jules out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jules_su