On The Functions Of The Brain And Of Each Of Its Parts: The Influence Of The Brain On The Form Of The Head - Softcover

Franz Josef Gall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371636450 ISBN 13: 9780371636459

Publisher: HardPress, 2020

Synopsis

On The Functions Of The Brain And Of Each Of Its Parts: The Influence Of The Brain On The Form Of The Head: The Difficulties And Means Of Determining The Fundamental Qualities And Faculties, And Of Discovering The Seat Of Their Organs — Franz Josef Gall. This work by Gall argues that the brain comprises a plurality of distinct organs corresponding to innate moral and intellectual faculties, and that the external contour of the cranium reflects the development of these cerebral parts. In three major sections, Gall first explains how the brain shapes the cranium, then discusses the means and difficulties of discovering fundamental powers, and finally presents a systematic exposition of primitive faculties and their seat in the brain. He introduces organology, methodical craniology via plaster casts, and a comparative analysis of animals to establish a natural hierarchy of cerebral organs. The treatise challenges older humoral theories and advocates a science-based approach to locating cognitive and moral faculties within the brain, founding early phrenology as a discipline. Gall emphasizes empirical observation, collections of skulls, and careful reasoning to map mental powers to neural loci, profoundly influencing later psychological and neurological thought.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371636450
• ISBN 13: 9780371636459
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 346