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They found that highly hypnotizable people had stronger functional connectivity between the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is involved in information processing and decision making; and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, involved in detecting stimuli.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

Approximately two-thirds of adults are at least somewhat hypnotizable, and 15% are considered highly hypnotizable, meaning they score 9 or 10 on a standard 10-point measure of hypnotizability.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

They excluded those who were already highly hypnotizable.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

Both were known to be hypnotizable, but only one of them had ever been hypnotized by either Spiegel or Ryan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every magnetizer is aware that certain individuals never can induce sleep even in the most easily hypnotizable subjects.

From Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use by Alpheus, A.