He describes seeing a clinician at a conference on the future of pain relief using hypnotic suggestion to give the euphoria of nitrous oxide.

This pattern led to the proposal that motor function could be dominated by internal representations elicited by hypnotic suggestion.

He used analysis and hypnotic suggestion as treatments, but showed little success.

Even though hypnotic suggestions are powerful, they are dramatically enhanced by powerful images when we are communicating directly to the body.

Using a miniature turntable, he was able to create sonic blasts that would make targets more susceptible to his hypnotic suggestions.