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Plato suggested that the brain is the mechanism of mental processes.
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Aristotle suggested that the heart is the mechanism of mental processes.
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psyching you out 101
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detailed his cure for some mental illness, originally called mesmerism and now known as hypnosis.
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Released the first mental patients from confinement in the first massive movement for more humane treatment of the mentally ill.
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Wrote about phrenology (the idea that a person’s skull shape and placement of bumps on the head can reveal personality traits.
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Published his perception theory of "Just Noticeable DIfference," now known as Weber’s Law.
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Suffered brain damage when an iron pole pierces his brain. His personality was changed but his intellect remained intact suggesting that an area of the brain plays a role in personality.
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Published the On the Origin of Species, detailing his view of evolution and expanding on the theory of ‘Survival of the fittest.’
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Discovered an area in the left frontal lobe that plays a key role in language development.
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Influenced by Charles Darwin’s ‘Origin of the Species,’ published ‘Hereditary Genius,’ and argues that intellectual abilities are biological in nature.
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Published his work on the frontal lobe, detailing that damage to a specific area damages the ability to understand or produce language
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Received the first American Ph.D. in psychology. He later founded the American Psychological Association.
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Founded the first formal laboratory of Psychology at the University of Leipzig, marking the formal beginning of the study of human emotions, behaviors, and cognitions.
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The first laboratory of psychology in America is established at Johns Hopkins University.
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First Psychologists prescribe medication through the U.S. military’s psychopharmacology program.
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The supercomputer at the time, beats the World’s best chess player, Kasparov, marking a milestone in the development of artificial intelligence.
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Psychology advances to the technological age with the emergence of e-therapy.
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Psychologists in Guam gain prescription privileges for psychotropic medication.
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New Mexico becomes the first state to pass legislation allowing licensed psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medication.
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The push for mental health parity gets the attention of the White House as President George W. Bush promotes legislation that would guarantee comprehensive mental health coverage.
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