Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The "Science"
of Skull Bumps
- in the 1800s, Marmaduke B. Sampson wrote an
account to explain why crime happens
- according to him, the behavior
of "S.S." was the direct result of
the shape of his head
- Phrenology is the practice of examining
bumps on a person's skull to determine
that person's intellect and character
traits
- Phrenology may have inspired
scientists to consider the brain as
responsible for human behavior