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Phrenology (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn, "mind"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") 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. The distinguishing feature of phrenology is the idea that the sizes of brain areas were meaningful and could be inferred by examining the skull of an individual. Following the materialist notions of mental functions originating in the brain, 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. The principal British centre for phrenology was Edinburgh, where the Edinburgh Phrenological Society was established in 1820. In 1843, François Magendie referred to phrenology as "a pseudo-science of the present day."
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| The History of Phrenology on the Web The History of Phrenology on the Web www.historyofphrenology.org.uk - Web |
| Phrenology: an Overview Phrenology: an Overview www.victorianweb.org/science/phrenology/phrenologyov.html - Web |
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| Phrenology Today! Phrenology Today! www.phrenology.by.ru - Web |
| Joseph Vimont: Traité de phrénologie humaine et co... Joseph Vimont: Traité de phrénologie humaine et comparée. (Paris, 1832-1835) www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/historicalanatomies/vimont_home.html - Web |
| Jean-Claude Vimont: Phrénologie à Rouen, les moula... Jean-Claude Vimont: Phrénologie à Rouen, les moulages du musée Flaubert d'histoire de la médecine www.criminocorpus.cnrs.fr/article491.html - Web |
| Phrenology: History of a Classic Pseudoscience Phrenology: History of a Classic Pseudoscience www.theness.com/.../ - Web |
| Historical Deadwood Newspaper accounts of C. R. Br... Historical Deadwood Newspaper accounts of C. R. Broadbent well known speaker on Phrenology and Physiology visit Deadwood SD 1878 deadwoodrichfamousnoteable.blogspot.com/#broadbent - Web |
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| The Skeptic's Dictionary The Skeptic's Dictionary skepdic.com/phren.html - Web |
| Who Named It? Franz Joseph Gall Who Named It? Franz Joseph Gall www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/1018.html - Web |
| Phrenology by George Burgess (1829-1905) Phrenology by George Burgess (1829-1905) www.nathanville.org.uk/.../contents.htm - Web |
| History of the Phrenology Bust as developed by Spu... History of the Phrenology Bust as developed by Spurzheim amapedia.amazon.com/view/Phrenology+Button/id=667883.htm - Web |
| George Combe's Elements of Phrenology. George Combe's Elements of Phrenology. amapedia.amazon.com/view/Elements+of+Phrenology/id=809849 - Web |
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| Brain and Mind (electronic magazine on Neuroscienc... Brain and Mind (electronic magazine on Neuroscience) Modern Phrenology Offshoots of Phrenology: Crainiology and Anthropometry www.cerebromente.org.br/n01/frenolog/frenmod.htm - Web |
| Florida State University College of Criminology an... Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Course material. www.criminology.fsu.edu/crimtheory/week4.htm - Web |
