Whereas phrenology claimed to precisely localize ________ in the brain, ______ suggested that its claims were unsupported.

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Phrenology, a pseudoscience developed in the early 19th century, posited that mental faculties could be determined by the shape of the skull. The statement that phrenology claimed to precisely localize mental faculties in the brain is accurate, and the suggestion that its claims were unsupported comes from a lack of empirical evidence, rather than from any individual's assertion.

Whereas Phrenology Claimed to Precisely Localize ________ in the Brain