Pp: Phrenology

Following the materialist notions of mental functions originating in the brain, phrenologists believed that human conduct could best be understood in neurological rather than abstract terms.  Wikipedia Article on Phrenology. 
Word in Context:
"People talk a lot of guff about American magic, but I assure you are quit up to the international standard.  In Zurich, they still teach Phrenology, if you can believe it." Lev Gross Magician page 39.

Use at Your Next Cocktail Party
According to Phrenology, the size of Greg's head made him capable of much intellectual pursuits.