1866 - Materialist explanation of psychic phenomenon

Ivan M. Sechenov was indicted by a Russian court for the materialistic explanations of psychic phenomena contained in his book Reflexes of the Brain (1863). Frogs were used in many of Sechenov's studied, and he proposed letting a frog testify in his defense.


Type of event: Other Notable Event

Country: Russia

Region: Europe and the former USSR