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Psychosomatic Medicine 26:374-380 (1964)
© 1964 American Psychosomatic Society

Effect of Hypnotic and Nonhypnotic Suggestions on Parotid Gland Response to Gustatory Stimuli

THEODORE XENOPHON BARBER Ph.D.1, HOWARD H. CHAUNCEY Ph.D., D.M.D.2, and RICHARD A. WINER D.M.D.2

1 Medfield Foundation, Medfield, Mass., and the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass.
2 Medfield Foundation Medfield, Mass., and the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass.

The parotid gland response to water was enhanced by the suggestion that the water was sour (citric acid), whereas the response to citric acid was depressed by the suggestion that the acid was tasteless (water). The suggestions were effective in altering salivary secretions when they were given with and also without a preceding hypnotic-induction procedure.




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