This is a summary of some of the scientific evidence on the subject of hypnosis. It has been compiled by Lewis Jones from a number of sources, details of which are listed at the end. After the experiment, subjects' answers depend on the wording of the question. 83 per cent agreed they could not resist. It makes no difference whether the subject's eyes remain open or closed.
Response rates depend on how the experiment is presented.
In the past 25 years, there has not been a single report of hypnoanalgesia. Between 9 and 24 per cent of women have a relatively painless childbirth without any intervention. Reduction of cancer pain is largely untested. When subjects are told to imagine that water tastes sour, there is a small increase in saliva. And when they are told that a sour solution is tasteless, there is a small decrease in saliva.