 In 1883, years of unaccompanied study ended when Binet was introduced to Charles Féré, who introduced him to Jean-Martin Charcot, the director of a clinic called La Salpêtrière, Paris.Charcot became his mentor and in turn, Binet accepted a job offer at the clinic, working in his neurological laboratory.At the time of Binet's tenure, Charcot was experimenting with hypnotism.