Hypnosis decouples cognitive control from conflict monitoring processes of the frontal lobe

@article{Egner2005HypnosisDC,
  title={Hypnosis decouples cognitive control from conflict monitoring processes of the frontal lobe},
  author={Tobias Egner and Graham Jamieson and John H. Gruzelier},
  journal={NeuroImage},
  year={2005},
  volume={27},
  pages={969-978}
}
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