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He recognized that the hypnotic state is dependent on the subject’s mind, not the operator’s power. Key Historical & Scientific Impacts

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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 recognized that the hypnotic state is dependent

Braid debunked the idea that a "magnetic fluid" passed from the operator to the patient. Core Principles of Neurypnology Initially

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

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

Initially, Braid believed the state was caused by physical fatigue of the eyes and nervous system from fixed staring.