Phrenology is a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the
human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the
mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or
modules.
Phrenologists believed that human conduct could best be understood in neurological rather than philosophical or religious terms. developed by german physician franz joseph gall in 1796, the discipline was very popular in the 19th century, especially from about 1810 until 1840.
Gall’s assumption that character, thoughts, and emotions are located in the brain is considered an important historical advance toward neuropsychology.
Phrenology has seen the rise and decline of this pseudoscience on both
sides of the atlantic, from the early nineteenth century through the
mid-twentieth century.
The theory made important contributions to artistic developments in the
antebellum period, and writers charlotte bronte, mark twain, sir arthur
conan doyle, and bram stoker reference phrenology in their novels, but apart from
that phrenology has rarely been taken seriously as a cultural
phenomenon.
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