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Benjamin Smith——Works at Google, Lives in Mountain View, CA
An
altered state of
consciousness (ASC), also called
altered state of mind or mind
alteration, is any condition which is significantly different from a normal waking state. By 1892, the expression was in use in relation to hypnosis although an ongoing debate about hypnosis as an ASC based on modern definition exists.
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