The French neuroscientist who helped legitimatize the practice of hypnosis was ____________.

Jean Charcot, a French neurologist, studied hypnosis and helped establish it as a subject for scientific investigation. James Braid introduced the term “hypnosis,” while Franz Mesmer is associated with the earlier practice of mesmerism. Therefore, the correct choice is Jean Charcot.

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