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. 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.
Here are some illustrations from Vaught's Practical Character Reader, a book on phrenology by L. A. Vaught published in 1902. The theory that one can ascertain a person’s character by the shape of their features is disturbing to say the least.
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