Neurypnology James Braid Review

A concise look at Braid’s legacy as the "Father of Hypnosis" is available on Britannica .

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

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“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

He argued that hypnosis is triggered by the fixation of attention on a single object or idea. A concise look at Braid’s legacy as the

James Braid’s seminal work, Neurypnology; or, the Rationale of Nervous Sleep (1843), is considered the foundational text of modern hypnotism. In it, Braid moved the field away from the mystical "animal magnetism" of Franz Mesmer toward a physiological and scientific understanding of trance as a state of "nervous sleep". Core Principles of Neurypnology

Braid debunked the idea that a "magnetic fluid" passed from the operator to the patient. which includes Waite's extensive biographical introduction.

The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology provides a complete digital copy of the 1899 edition, which includes Waite's extensive biographical introduction.