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A woman whose head is attached to a machine which resembles a large hairdryer, but is in fact a Lavery Electric Automatic Phrenometer, for measuring brain activity. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

A woman whose head is attached to a machine which resembles a large hairdryer, but is in fact a Lavery Electric Automatic Phrenometer, for measuring brain activity.   (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)