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[[Image:Phrenology.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Phrenology chart from 1880s]]
[[Image:Phrenology.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Phrenology chart from 1880s]]
'''Phrenology''' was the study of the outside of the human head, its contours and bumps. The belief at the time was that a person's inner thoughts, feelings and proclivities could be determined, specifically a person's criminality or tendency toward evil behavior. It is today considered a [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscience]].
'''Phrenology''' was the study of the outside of the human head, its contours and bumps. The belief at the time was that a person's inner thoughts, feelings and proclivities could be determined, specifically a person's criminality or tendency toward evil behavior. It is today considered a [[Pseudoscience|pseudoscience]].
[[Category:Medicine]][[Category:Pseudoscience]]
[[Category:Medicine]][[Category:Pseudoscience]]