Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

C. R. Mukundan ¹, C. Kamarajan ², P. Ajayan ³, B. N. Roopesh ⁴, M. Sharma ⁴

Affiliations
1 Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, IN
2 Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn, New York, US
3 Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center Wards Island Complex, New York, US
4 Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, karnataka, IN

Abstract

The paper evaluates the event related potential (ERP) findings reported on the effects of hypnotic suggestions on recognition. Tie findings indicated that sensory registration indicated by Pl, Nl and P2 components was unaffected in hypnotic trance and suggestion. However, hypnotic suggestions could block the recognition of the infrequent tone in an oddball paradigm and the P300 amplitude significantly reduced. On the other hand, hypnotic suggestion could enhance the amplitude of the P300 when suggestion was given that the participant would hear loud tones, even though the intensity of the tone was half of that used in the earlier paradigm. Studies using hypnotic suggestions clearly indicate that the genesis and strength of the P300 potential can be influenced by hypnotic suggestions. The findings are examined in the paper to understand the neurocognitive processes involved in recognition of external reality and to explain how recognition involves experiential interpretations of the individual, which cannot be objectively shared by others. The findings strongly support how suggestions and the mindset thereby created influence the functioning of the brain. The extraordinary outcome is the dual phase processing between the brain and the mind resulting in the development of a cognitive capacity to create mental concepts larger than reality, and use them for interpreting reality.

Keywords

Hypnotic Suggestions, Sensory Registration, P300 ERP, Recognition, Engrams, Psychogenesis.

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Shilpa Jasubhai ¹, Ritu Sharma ², C. R. Mukundan ³

Affiliations
1 Consultant Clinical Psychologist Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN
2 Department ofPsychology, School ofLiberal Studies, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Raisan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IN
3 Axxonet Brain Research Laboratory, Axxonet System Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Encoding strategies are significant in determining individual's emotional control and mapping personality traits. The purpose of the present study is to investing association between encoding strategies, personality and emotional factors. This study documents result of responses trom 50 students trom undergraduate and post graduate program using psychological tests namely Neo Five Factor Inventory-3 (NEO-FFI-3), Emotional Intelligence Scale, Verbal Encoding Test and Visual Memory Test. Extroversion and introversion. Self-control (SE) and managing emotions (ME), simultaneous or sequential processing style, verbal encoding and verbal memory were measured. Inferences are drawn on student's preferences to attend to external stimulations versus preference to introspect along with preference to simultaneous visual processing or sequential visual processing. The presence of self-control of emotional responses is an important factor that controls the occurrences of several responses, which possibly will contribute to understanding of conflicts and personality problems. Absence or reduction in sequential processing of signals in verbal and visual modes could weaken rational processing abilities and strengthen holistic processing of relevant and irrelevant issues, which could again pose decision making difficulties. Development of emotional control must occur during the developmental stages and social conditioning plays very important role in deciding the development of such self-control. Present research work can facilitate ground across several domains for further investigations and tries to highlight that there is an acute need to address these problems from neuroscience and social psychology point of view, especially when developments of such controls are minimally present within the social network.

Keywords

Encoding, Extroversion, Introversion, Self-Control, Visual and Auditory Memory.

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