James Braid
1795–1860
Scottish surgeon and hypnotist. Practised medicine in Manchester from 1828. Coined the term "hypnotism", which he defined as a nervous state involving changes in blood circulation to the brain. Incorporated hypnotism into his medical practice and published a number of related articles and pamphlets.
Source
ODNB.
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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