Although phrenology incorrectly suggested that bumps on the skull revealed a person's character traits,phrenology did succeed in focusing attention on
A) synaptic gaps.
B) action potentials.
C) the localization of function.
D) endorphins.

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Phrenology focused attention on the localization of function, or the idea that different areas of the brain are responsible for different functions. While the practice itself has been discredited, this concept remains central to modern neuroscience. The other answer choices are not related to phrenology.

Although Phrenology Incorrectly Suggested That Bumps on the Skull Revealed