237 Extending our view of mind. Review of: Supersizing the mind: embodiment, action, and cognitive extension

In the past 10 years, hypnosis and hypnotic suggestion have provided crucial insights into pathological and normal cognitive functions. On pages 264–270, David A Oakley and Peter W Halligan discuss recent research that elucidates the functional anatomy of hypnosis and review recent evidence on how hypnotic suggestion provides a powerful tool for exploring normal and pathological psychological processes. On the cover, cognitive science and hypnosis come together, with Chevreul’s pendulum in the foreground and a ‘variant’ of the Stroop task (a commonly used task in conjunction with hypnosis in order to investigate a range of cognitive processes) in the background. Cover design by Sam Oakley.