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“The object of my researches is the brain. The cranium is only a faithful cast of the external surface of the brain, and is consequently but a minor part of the principal object.”

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Franz Joseph Gall

Franz Joseph Gall (March 9, 1758 - August 22, 1828) was a physiologist and is considered the founder of phrenology. He proposed the theory of phrenology, which suggested that different parts of the brain correspond to different psychological traits in individuals. more

“Now I have demonstrated, that the convolutions of the brain are nothing but the peripheric expansion of the bundles of which it is composed; consequently the convolutions of the brain must be recognized as the parts in which the instincts, sentiments, propensities are exercised; and, in general the moral and intellectual forces.”

Force Brain Moral Intellectual Instinct Sentiments Expansion Bundles Propensity

Author:Franz Joseph Gall

“While there have been great technological advances in the study of the brain, yielding enormous amounts of data on its physical and psychological characteristics, the old problem of relating mind to brain in a reasonable fashion remains unaccomplished.”

Mind Has Beens Problem Brain Study Fashion Amount Remains Enormous Psychological Data Characteristics Reasonable Technological

Author:Michael Gazzaniga

“The human brain is generally regarded as a complex web of adaptations built into the nervous system, even though no one knows how.”

Knows Humans Brain Know How Built Complexes Nervous Adaptation Human Brain Nervous System

Book:The Mind's Past

Source: The Mind's Past

“One of the difficulties in understanding the brain is that it is like nothing so much as a lump of porridge.”

Understanding Brain Difficulty Neuroscience Lumps Porridge