Good Question

Is Hypnosis Real?

What research says about how it works in the brain — and the many conditions it may be useful for

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
5 min readMar 23, 2021

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Welcome to my new column for Elemental. Each Tuesday, I’ll attempt to answer a thought-provoking health question with the help of one or two experts. If you’d like to suggest a topic, please email me at

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.