The Prefrontal Cortex and Suggestibility

  

The Prefrontal Cortex and Suggestibility

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  • PFC's Role in Suggestion


  • The prefrontal cortex (PFC)

  • plays a crucial role

  • in suggestion,

  • particularly in the

  • thought

  • and behavior

  • (Miller and Cohen, 2001,

  • ; Asp et al., 2012,).



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  • Vulnerability to Suggestion


  • Individuals with

  • still-developing

  • prefrontal cortices

  • (children)

  • or those

  • experiencing PFC atrophy

  • (older adults)

  • are more

  • susceptible to suggestion

  • (Ceci et al., 1987;

  • Cohen and Faulkner,1989;

  • Bruck and Ceci, 1995, {PDF}).



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  • Hypoactivity vs. Hyperactivity


  • Research using

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

  • suggests that

  • hypnotic suggestibility

  • increases

  • when the

  • PFC is hypoactive,

  • while placebo effects

  • require PFC involvement

  • (Dienes and Hutton, 2013,).



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