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Definition

Dermatoglyphics is a science in which the patterns presented on finger tips and toes are studied by scientists.

History

Dermatoglyphics (from ancient Greek derma = "skin", glyph = "carving") is the scientific study of fingerprints. The term was coined by Dr. Harold Cummins, the father of American fingerprint analysis, even though the process of fingerprint identification had already been in use for several hundred years.

 

Since 1920s, Dermatoglyphics has been studied in the medical field, especially in relation to genetically-linked diseases. The study has absolute scientific basis, with 200 years of research. It has been analyzed and proven with evidence in anthropology, genetics, medicine and statistics.

Research & Studies

1684 Dr. Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712) :- presented Finger Prints, Palms and Soles An Introduction To Dermatoglyphics to the Royal Society.

1685 Dr. Bidloo :- published an anatomical atlas, Anatomia Humani Corporis, with illustrations showing the human figure both in living attitudes and as dissected cadavers.

1686 Dr. Marcello Malphigi (1628-1694) :- noted in his treatise; ridges, spirals and loops in fingerprints.

1788 J.C.Mayer :- J.C.Mayer was the first to write out basic tenets of fingerprint analysis and theorized that fingerprints were unique 1823

1823 Dr. Joannes Evangelista Purkinje :- Purkinje found that the patterns on one's finger tips and the ridges and lines on one's prints begin to form at around the thirteenth week in the womb.He classified the papillary lines on the fingertips into nine types: arch, tented arch, ulna loop, radial loop, peacock's eye/compound, spiral whorl, elliptical whorl, circular whorl, and double loop/composite

1832 Dr. Charles Bell (1774-1842) :- was one of the first physicians to combine the scientific study of neuroanatomy with clinical practice. He published The Hand: Its Mechanism and Vital Endowments as Evincing Design.

1893 Dr. Francis Galton :- published his book, "Fingerprints", establishing the individuality and permanence of fingerprints. The book included the first classification system for fingerprints: Arch, Loop, and Whorl.

1897 Harris Hawthorne Wilder :- was the first American to study dermatoglyphics. He invented the Main Line Index, studied thenar hypothenar eminences, zones II, III, IV.

1926 Dr. Harold Cummins & Dr. Charles Midlo coined :- the term "dermatoglyphics". They showed that the hand contained significant dermatoglyphic configurations that would assist in the identification of mongolism in the new-born child.

1936 Dr. Harold Cummins & Dr. Charles Midlo :- also researched the embryo-genesis of skin ridge patterns and established that the fingerprint patterns actually develop in the womb and are fully formed by the fourth fetal month.

1957 Dr.Walker :- used the dermal configurations in the diagnosis of mongolism

1969 John J. Mulvihill, MD and David W. Smith, MD published :- The Genesis of Dermatoglyphics that provides the most up to date version of how fingerprints form.

Brain-Fingerprints Co-relationship

  • It’s been scientifically proven that no too people can have the same fingerprints

  • Once a child is born, his fingerprints are completely developed and they remain unchanged till the end of life.

  • Fingerprints start developing when the child is there in mother's womb from 13th week of pregnancy period.

  • This is the same period when the brain of the child also starts developing.

  • Development of fingerprints and brain happen simultaneously.

  • It's been scientifically proven that the children whose brain is not developed their fingerprints are also undeveloped.

  • It is a mental disorder, congenital in nature and called "Down Syndrome"

  • A Down Syndrome patient is intellectually disable with following characteristics:

  • Mental retardation-100%.

  • Small teeth-60%.

  • Flattened node-60%.

  • Separation of abdominal muscles-80%.

  • Short neck-50%.

  • Congenital heart diseases-45%.

  • Undeveloped fingerprints-90%.

  • ATD angle-More than 65 degree.

Multiple Intelligence

Dr. Howard Gardner

Dr. Howard Gardner, a renowned scientist, psychologist & educationist, is the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero. Among numerous honors, Gardner received a MacArthur Prize Fellowship in 1981. He has received honorary degrees from twenty-two colleges and universities.

In 2005 he was selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world. The author of over twenty books translated into twenty-seven languages, and several hundred articles, Gardner is best known in educational circles for his "Theory of Multiple Intelligence" proposed in 1983, which has been widely accepted by science all over the world. And today there are many schools across the world which are running on the education pattern of "Theory of Multiple Intelligence". He has also written extensively on creativity, leadership, and professional ethics. His latest book Five Minds for the Future was published in April 2007.

Dermatoglyphics

DMIT

DMIT stands for "Dermatoglyphics Multiple Intelligence Test".

 

It is based on two researches.

(1) Dermatoglyphics and

(2) Multiple Intelligence

Everyone is born with these intelligences.

  1. Interpersonal Intelligence- It has to do with understanding of interacting with others

  2. Intrapersonal Intelligence- It has to do with understanding of Self

  3. Logical Intelligence- It has to do with understanding of Logic, Reasoning & Nos

  4. Linguistic Intelligence- It has to do with understanding of Words

  5. Musical Intelligence- It has to do with understanding of Tone, Sound & Rhythm

  6. Visual Intelligence- It has to do with understanding of Vision & Spatial Judgement

  7. Kinesthetic Intelligence- It has to do with understanding of Body Movement

  8. Naturalist Intelligence- It has to do with understanding of Nature & Environment

Multiple Intelligence
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