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Scholastic philosopher Rudolph Goclenius coined the term "psychology"; though usually regarded as the origin of the term, there is evidence that it was used at least six decades earlier by Marko Marulić.
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Franz Mesmer detailed his cure for some mental illness, originally called mesmerism and now known as hypnosis.
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Paul Broca discovered an area in the left cerebral hemisphere that is important for speech production, now known as Broca's Area, founding Neuropsychology.
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William James opened the first experimental psychology laboratory in the United States; it was intended for classroom demonstration rather than original research
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John Dewey published the first American textbook on psychology, titled Psychology.
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First mind reading machine was invented
