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PHRENOLOGIE [2 records]

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Record 1 1996-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

of or relating to phrenology.

CONT

... neurological and phrenological models of the brain ....

OBS

See "phrenology."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Relatif à la phrénologie.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physiognomy (Psychology)
  • Characterology
DEF

The study of the surface features of the skull as being indicative of personality and intellectual characteristics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physiognomonie (Psychologie)
  • Caractérologie
DEF

Théorie due principalement à F.J. Gall, selon laquelle les fonctions mentales sont localisées dans des zones précises du cerveau.

Spanish

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