一位骨相学家和一位催眠师来了——又走了，这个镇子比以往任何时候都更加沉闷和乏味。
A phrenologist and a mesmerizer came—and went again and left the village duller and drearier than ever.
催眠这个问题上争议比较大，但是公众对它的信任还是要比心理学家们的来得大。
Hypnosis is a bit more controversial, but still the public had a lot more faith in it than the psychologists.
心理学家、催眠师及个人使用灵摆来建立随着大脑潜意识通讯的链路以揭示被人们认为已忘记或不知道的信息。
Psychologists, Hypnotists and individuals use pendulums to create a link of communication with the subconscious mind to uncover information thought to be forgotten or unknown.
不论引起催眠状态的是在高速公路漫长而无聊的开车；还是有经验的精神病学家，受测人总是发起催眠者。
Whether a trance state is brought on by a long, boring drive down the highway or by a skilled psychiatrist, the subject is always the one who initiates the trance.
不过近来科学家已经能够使人们在催眠的状态下感受既视感。
Recently, though, scientists have been able to get people to feel déjà vu under hypnosis4.
一位胃肠病学家称，对肠道易激综合症患者更多地使用催眠疗法可帮助他们减轻痛苦并可省下一笔医疗费。
GREater use of hypnotherapy to ease the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome would help sufferers and might save money, says a gastroenterologist.
美国伊阿华州州立大学的研究人员近期在《新科学家》杂志上发表报告指出，相比较而言，“停止吸烟的催眠”是“最有效的戒烟治疗法。
The University of Iowa says about "Stop Smoking Hypnosis" that it is "the most effective treatment for smoking cessation as compared to other techniques.
美国伊阿华州州立大学的研究人员近期在《新科学家》杂志上发表报告指出，相比较而言，“停止吸烟的催眠”是“最有效的戒烟治疗法。
The University of Iowa says about "Stop Smoking Hypnosis" that it is "the most effective treatment for smoking cessation as compared to other techniques.
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