Research into what happens in the brain when a person is hypnotized has led to three main areas of focus.

The Brain in Neutral Hypnosis

According to Dr. David Oakley and Dr. Peter Halligan of University College London and Cardiff University respectively, an important area of research is identification of the neurological changes in the brain when a person is hypnotized, before any hypnotic suggestions are given. They define this state of neutral hypnosis as "a change in baseline mental activity after an induction procedure and typically experienced at the subjective level as an increase in absorption, focused attention, disattention to extraneous stimuli and a reduction in spontaneous thought."

In their paper titled "Hypnotic Suggestion and Cognitive Neuroscience," they refer to three different studies designed to establish possible neurological differences between a state of no hypnosis and neutral hypnosis. Using PET scanning technology, one study found, in contrast to a state of no hypnosis, co-ordinated activity between several areas of the brain including the brainstem, the anterior cingulate cortex, the right inferior frontal gyrus and the right inferior parietal lobule.

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