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There has been some controversy on the relationship between hypnosis and sleep. The authors were able to demonstrate that trance states can be achieved in hypnosis without any significant alteration in the brain wave pattern. However, if the suggestions were aimed at producing sleep in the hypnotic state, there occurred typical changes in the electroencephalogram characteristic of normal sleep.