The 19th century French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette is best known for Tourette's Syndrome, but a fascinating article in European Neurology traces his interest in the criminal uses of hypnosis. It is full of surprising facts, like that he was shot in the head by a delusional patient who believed that she had been hypnotised against her will, and that he eventually died in a Swiss asylum after developing psychosis caused by syphilis. We now know that hypnosis cannot be used
Tags: 1890s, 19th Century, Asylum, Control, France, Georges Gilles, Hypnosis, Mind Control, Neurologist, Neurology, Psychosis, Surprising Facts, Swiss
