In large part, because Gall and his disciple Johann Gaspar Spurzheim were great showmen.

很大程度上是因为加尔和他的追随者约翰·加斯帕·斯珀兹海姆都是优秀的表演者。

Alongside the showbiz, Gall and Spurzheim conducted extensive neuroanatomical studies, mapping out certain nerve pathways and developing methods for dissecting and preserving brains.

除了表演工作，加尔和斯珀兹海姆还进行了广泛的神经解剖学研究，绘制了某些神经通路图，并开发了解剖和保存大脑的方法。

But while Gall and Spurzheim bathed in the adulation and eventually fell out, by the way, serious scientists started to undermine the claims of phrenology.

但是当加尔和斯珀兹海姆沉浸在崇拜中时，顺便说一句，两人最终闹翻，严肃的科学家们开始反驳颅相学的说法。