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Philippe Pinel released the first mental patients from confinement in the first massive movement for more humane treatment of the mentally ill.
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Phineas Gage 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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Charles Darwin 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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French physician Paul Broca discovered an area in the left frontal lobe that plays a key role in language development.
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The first laboratory of psychology in America is established at Johns Hopkins University.
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The term "Mental Tests" was coined by James Cattell, beginning the specialization in psychology now known as psychological assessment.
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New York State passed the State Care Act, ordering indigent mentally ill patients out of poor-houses and into state hospitals for treatment and developing the first institution in the U.S. for psychiatric research
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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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Plato suggested that the brain is the mechanism of mental processes.