Braid: Neurypnology James

He argued that hypnosis is triggered by the fixation of attention on a single object or idea.

Experts and historical archivists highlight Braid's unique contribution to the transition from occultism to medicine: NEURYPNOLOGY James Braid

Braid debunked the idea that a "magnetic fluid" passed from the operator to the patient. He argued that hypnosis is triggered by the

“I regard this book as THE fountain head of hypnosis. Braid not only gives us the word we now use for our subject, but brought to it a clarity of thought and an energy of experimentation which is unparallelled.” Ragged University NEURYPNOLOGY James Braid