Jean-Martin Charcot (November 29,1825 - August 16, 1893), a French neurologist who has been called ""the father of French neurology"" and one of the world's pioneers of neurology. Charcot provided the following account of tuning fork trials: The patient was seated over the sounding box of a strong tuning fork, made of bell metal, vibrating 64 times in a second.

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Catalepsy Provoked by Tuning Fork, Charcot

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