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A similar challenge exists for the measurement and monitoring of drug-induced hypnosis, namely general anesthesia. The observation of changes in EEG induced by narcotics has led to the development of monitors for the depth of anesthesia based on EEG parameters. We investigated whether two such monitors react to the induction and maintenance of hypnosis during a highly standardized procedure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 56 volunteers were monitored for the bispectral index (BIS) and cerebral state index (CSI) (range 0\u2013100, &amp;gt;95 considered \u201cawake\u201d) during the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility test. For this test, trance is induced by a taped text and followed by 12 tasks performed under hypnosis. In contrast to random forms of hypnosis, this represents a standardized, worldwide-established condition. According to the resulting score, participants were classified into suggestibility groups in order to evaluate whether the electrophysiological measurements of BIS and CIS indices differ between high and low suggestible persons. Furthermore, participants were asked to rate their hypnotic depth (HD, 1\u201310) at every task of the test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Scores dropped significantly from a mean of 97.7 to 86.4 for BIS and from 94.6 to 77.7 for CSI with the induction of hypnosis to stay throughout hypnosis at levels of approximately 88.6 or 82.9, respectively. Results did not differ between high- and low-suggestible participants. The means of the subjective score of hypnotic depth and of the electrophysiological measurements showed a similar course. However, no correlation was found between BIS or CSI values and scores of hypnotic depths.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Monitors for depth of anesthesia respond to changes in consciousness, including trance states of hypnosis. However, specificity is unclear. Practically, in hypnosis research with the exclusion of drug effects or sleep, these monitors might be helpful to test and compare the efficacy of induction texts and to detect disturbances of trance state.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2023.1267658","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,20]],"date-time":"2023-12-20T09:19:03Z","timestamp":1703063943000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Hypnosis measured with monitors of anesthetic depth \u2013 EEG changes during the test for Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Nina","family":"Zech","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Milena","family":"Seemann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ernil","family":"Hansen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","first-page":"241","article-title":"\u201cThe locksmith model,\u201d","author":"Barber","year":"1991","journal-title":"Theories of hypnosis: Current models and perspectives"},{"key":"B2","first-page":"8","article-title":"Validierungsversuch des Cerebral State Monitors (CSM): geeignet zur Untersuchung von Trance?","volume":"1","author":"Bock","year":"2013","journal-title":"Dtsche Zeitschr zahn\u00e4rztl Hypn."},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"131","DOI":"10.1080\/00207148508406643","article-title":"German norms for the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A","volume":"33","author":"Bongartz","year":"1985","journal-title":"Int. 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