James Braid: Neurypnology

“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

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

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

Braid coined the terms "hypnotism" and "hypnosis" in this book, though he later preferred "monoideism" when he realized the state was not actually sleep.

The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology provides a complete digital copy of the 1899 edition, which includes Waite's extensive biographical introduction. “I regard this book as THE fountain head of hypnosis

The second half of Neurypnology details Braid’s use of hypnosis to treat conditions like paralysis, rheumatism, and aphasia.

His methods significantly influenced French pioneers like Charcot and Bernheim, whose work later shaped the theories of Sigmund Freud . Community Perspectives Braid coined the terms "hypnotism" and "hypnosis" in

Braid debunked the idea that a "magnetic fluid" passed from the operator to the patient.