Dr. David Spiegel on StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
While astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is an expert on the outer world, Stanford’s Associate Chair of Psychiatry Dr. David Spiegel is an expert on the inner world. Watch their illuminating conversation about the science of hypnosis.
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“Hypnosis is not about losing control; it's about enhancing control over your mind and body.”
— Dr. David Spiegel on StarTalk
Episode Highlights
In this episode of StarTalk, Neil deGrasse Tyson and his co-hosts grill Dr. David Spiegel on the true scientific nature of hypnosis. A skeptical Tyson asks Dr. Spiegel all the toughest questions about his lifelong practice as a clinical psychiatrist and foremost hypnosis expert.
Watch Dr. Spiegel break down the neuroscience of hypnosis and how it alters brain activity to enhance focus, reduce pain, and improve mental resilience.
Discover the surprising ways hypnosis is used in medicine, from pain management to speeding up recovery from trauma.
Find out what your ability to be hypnotized says about your brain and how the Spiegel Eye-Roll Test can measure hypnotizability.
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00:00 - Introduction: David Spiegel
03:15 - What is Hypnosis?
06:55 - Is Everyone Hypnotizable?
12:33 - The Default Mode Network
14:20 - Hypnosis for Memory Recovery
21:22 - Self Hypnosis v. Meditation
27:43 - Do You Need a Good Voice to Hypnotize?
28:40 - Hypnosis in Medicine
37:10 - Decreasing Phobias
41:06 - Enhancing Performance
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David Spiegel, M.D.
Stanford Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Reveri Founder
Dr. David Spiegel is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975.
He is the founder of Reveri, the world's first interactive self-hypnosis app.
Dr. Spiegel has more than 45 years of clinical and research experience, has published thirteen books, 404 scientific journal articles and his work has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Cancer Institute and more.
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