Amativeness (Phrenology)

Amativeness is a term describing [...] arousal, mostly in conjunction with phrenology.

Definition

Amativeness stands for the reproductive instinct and the [...] desire.<ref name="NonWhackoDefinition>http://www.wordreference.com/definition/amativeness

It is sometimes used to describe lust, as well, in a more distant sense of meaning.

Localisation in Phrenology

Amativeness is also a concept of phrenology.It is the faculty concerned with physical love and [...] attraction. When it is strongly developed, it may represent carnality and licentiousness. When underdeveloped: coldness, frigidity, indifference towards the opposite [...].

In phrenology, the locus of amativeness is located on the lower back of the head, behind the ears.<ref name="WhackoDefinition>http://pages.britishlibrary.net/phrenology/system/amativeness.htm