Matthew Cobb

Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester

Matthew Cobb is Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester

Recent articles by Matthew Cobb

Phrenology: from lumps on the head to the birth of neuroscience © Getty Images

Phrenology: from bumps on the head to the birth of neuroscience

This pseudoscience has a bizarre history, but its influence can be seen in our current understanding of the brain.