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Isbrand van Diemerbroek in Podcasts

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A Dutch physician from the 17th century who wrote about sleep paralysis, calling it 'incubus or the nightmare'.

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Legends 82: The Weight of Fear

In 1666, a Dutch physician named Isbrand van Diemerbroek echoed the popular belief that sleep paralysis was caused by the migration of external vapors into the head, but he also added another interesting piece to the puzzle.