Greek phren-, phrḗn "midriff, seat of the passions, mind, wits" + -o- + -logy - more at frenetic
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'phrenology.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2021 In Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine, Duchenne laid important foundations for both Darwin and Ekman, connecting older ideas from physiognomy and phrenology with more modern investigations into physiology and psychology.
2022 To broaden Kelso’s story, the author takes every opportunity to look beyond the man, with cogent discussions of national political and cultural trends and enlightening digressions on everything from phrenology to dueling. Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2016 Brain science has relied on metaphors for centuries, from hydraulic pumps to phrenology to the brain as a computer, as scientist-historian Matthew Cobb argued in his 2020 book, The Idea of the Brain. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023 The 19th century field of phrenology, for example, held that the shape of one’s skull could determine one’s propensity for criminality and violence. 2021 True-crime fans who have had a little bit too much screen time basically do phrenology on serial killers. 2022 The result has been the perpetuation of racist, pseudoscientific practices like phrenology, mood reading software, and AIs that purport to know if you’re gay by how your face looks. Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. Recent Examples on the Web Modern neuroscience has been accused of being a ‘new phrenology‘, but now researchers have conducted a modern evaluation of phrenological claims using neuroscience methods.
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