Phrenology

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A note for Lesson no. 2, "Your Brain Is a Network," in Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett.
Some context from page 29‌ is:

...a popular idea called phrenology portrayed the brain as a jigsaw puzzle,where each piece produced a different human quality...

1848 edition of American Phrenological Journal published by Fowlers & Wells, New York City. From Wikipedia Commons.

The figure on this page is a typical phrenology illustration. For more information, see mental organs (from the webnotes for How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain).