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Phrenology

The study of the conformation of the skull as indicative of mental faculties and traits of character, especially according to the hypothesis of F. J… 
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Reason for optimism: How a shifting focus on neural population codes is moving cognitive neuroscience beyond phrenology
Abstract Multivariate pattern analysis can address many of the challenges for cognitive neuroscience highlighted in After… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A new phrenology?
The article discusses different metaphors which have been used to describe the operation of the human brain, focusing on the 21st… 
2005
2005
Fact or Phrenology
The growing controversy over fMRI scans is forcing us to confront whether brain equals mind 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Historical Foundations and Current Applications of Criminal Profiling in Violent Crime Investigations
In many countries, such as Canada, police have been increasinglyrelying upon some form of criminal profiling to aid in their… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
J C Prichard's concept of moral insanity--a medical theory of the corruption of human nature.
Le concept de la folie morale de Prichard (J.C.) est analyse en examinant ses implications sur ses points de vue politiques et… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Of 'Native Skulls' and 'Noble Caucasians': Phrenology in Colonial South Africa
This article traces the origins of racial science in South Africa back to the first half of the nineteenth century. Metropolitan… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen: The Social History of Psychiatry in the Victorian Era
The Victorian Age saw the transformation of the madhouse into the asylum into the mental hospital; of the mad-doctor into the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Asymmetries of the skull and handedness: Phrenology revisited
Review
1976
Review
1976
World history of psychiatry
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The Siege of Krishnapur
Victorian life in India - the clash between two great civilizations, a cauldron of human drama - was perhaps the most deeply… 
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