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All in Your Head
Are you a secretive person? How high is your self-esteem? The answers to these questions lie on the surface of the skull, or so claimed 19th-century phrenologists, such as the one depicted in this 1886 illustration (right). The phrenological map (left) shows the locations of brain “organs” thought to be responsible for various psychological traits.
left: © North Wind Picture Archives/The Image Works, right: Image Asset Management Ltd./SuperStock