Given your obvious interests in hypnotics, and possible
interest in neurofeedback, it sounds like you might also find
stuff on EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reorientation) to
be interesting. Might there be some opportunity for research on
the connection between such seemingly diverse things as hypnosis,
neurofeedback, and EMDR? At the very least, today's
neurofeedback equipment offers a relatively affordable means to
objectively document brainwave states before, during, after
interventions.
--Brian