Questions

1. How is the phrenology chart similar to our modern day chart of the brain? Do any of its assigned areas match the correct functions of the brain?
   (Both consider that the brain is divided up into distinct regions that have specific functions. "Thinking" is in approximately the correct place on the phrenology chart - the frontal lobes.)
2. How is the phrenology chart different from out modern day brain chart?
   (The phrenology chart is incorrectly organized into areas that are mostly emotionally or spiritually based. Our modern day organization considers brain regions primarily in terms of function.)
3. What were phrenology charts based upon?
   (Bumps and shapes of the skull. These outer signs suggested differences in the sizes and the level of activity of the brain "organs".)
4. What is our modern day understanding of brain anatomy based upon?
   (A wide research base that includes work with animal brains, understanding of brain disabilities, autopsies, MRI and PET scans, etc.)
   

Critical Analysis
What are the advantages in using a bathing cap for creating this model?
(Accept all reasonable answers, such as it gives a better feeling for the size, shape, and position of the real brain.) What are the disadvantages?
(It's not flat and is difficult to read when removed from the head. Ink might smear. It's difficult to copy. It doesn't show inner anatomy.)