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Localization of function   /lˌoʊkələzˈeɪʃən əv fˈəŋkʃən/   Listen
Localization of function

noun
1.
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body.  Synonyms: localisation, localisation of function, localisation principle, localization, localization principle.





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... be idle to take up in any detail the claims of phrenologist and palmist. The former had a very respectable start in the work of Broca and Gall[1] in that the localization of function in the various parts of the brain made at least partly logical the belief that the conformation of the head also indicated functions of character. But there are two fatal flaws in the system of phrenological claims. First, even if there were an exact ...
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