phrenology

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf pseudoscience
gptkbp:associatedWith 19th-century medicine
gptkbp:basisFor palpation of skull bumps
gptkbp:criticizedFor lack of scientific basis
racist applications
gptkbp:debunkedBy modern science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label phrenology
gptkbp:influenced criminology
early neuroscience
gptkbp:legacy inspired interest in brain localization
gptkbp:opposedBy neuroscience
mainstream psychology
gptkbp:originatedIn early 19th century
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Franz_Joseph_Gall
gptkbp:relatedTo physiognomy
gptkbp:requires mental faculties are localized in brain regions
gptkbp:studies shape of the skull
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:человек
education
employment screening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:pseudoscience
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4