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Does hypnosis ever actually work? - Devin Terhune
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In the late 1700s, German physician Anton Mesmer was enthralling Europe,
curing conditions from nervous disorders to blindness—
or so he claimed.
According to Mesmer, an invisible, magnetic fluid animated all living beings,
and disturbances to it caused illness.
For so-called “treatment,”
Mesmer had his clientele form a chain around a contraption filled with water
he allegedly magnetized.
Then, with waves of his hands,
patients would fall into fits that would supposedly restore their health.
Some, however, were skeptical— including King Louis XVI,
who tasked renowned researchers with interrogating Mesmer's methods
in 1784.
They conducted science’s first-ever blind placebo trial,
informing participants that they were receiving the magnetized treatment
though they weren’t, and vice versa.
The committee ultimately concluded that any positive outcomes
weren't attributable to magnetism.
Instead, they were results of the participants’ own imaginations,
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