James Braid Observes Mesmerism: The Birth of Hypnosis
Surgeon James Braid attended a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine and concluded the trance states were genuine but had no magnetic cause. His scientific investigation of the phenomenon led him to coin the term "hypnosis" and establish it as a legitimate subject of medical study, separating it from centuries of mystical quackery.
November 13, 1841
185 years ago
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