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James Braid (390 words) |
 | James braid is one of the giants in the history of Hypnosis. |
| Braid, James - A British physician and surgeon (1795 - 1860), known as the father of modern hypnosis after proposing the first modern theory of the state and... |
| Braid was born in Fife and educated at the University of Edinburgh. |
| James Braid (physician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (340 words) |
| James Braid (1795 – March 25, 1860) was a Scottish neurosurgeon who coined the term and invented the procedure known as hypnotism. |
| Braid regarded the physiological condition underlying hypnotism to be the over-exercising of the eye muscles through the straining of attention. |
| In 1997 Baird’s part in developing hypnosis for therapeutic purposes was acknowledged by the creation of the James Braid Society, a discussion group for those “involved or concerned in the ethical uses of hypnosis.” The society meets once a month in central London, usually for a presentation on some aspect of hypnotherapy. |
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