In the first chapter of our textbook we read about Joseph Gall, the Austrian physician whose pseudoscientific fad of phrenology became widely popular. Explain Gall's theory of phrenology, noting the aspects that were completely wrong and the general notions that had merit based upon our current knowledge of the brain.

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