localisation principle
Definition
- Noun:
- (Physiology) The principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body. This is a fundamental concept in neuroscience and physiology stating that distinct mental and bodily functions are associated with specific, defined areas within the brain or other organs.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The localisation principle is central to understanding how different brain regions control speech, movement, and vision.
- Early evidence for the localisation principle came from studying patients with specific brain injuries.
- Modern brain imaging techniques continue to support the localisation principle by showing activity in precise areas during specific tasks.
Advanced Usage
- "The doctrine of cerebral localisation": A more specific historical term often used synonymously with the localisation principle regarding brain function.
- The 19th-century debates over the localisation principle, or the doctrine of cerebral localisation, shaped modern neurology.
Variants and Related Words
- Localization (Noun, US spelling): The process or result of localizing; the act of determining the location of something. (Note: 'Localisation' is the standard British English spelling).
- Localisation of function (Noun phrase): A synonymous phrase for the localisation principle.
- Localize (Verb): To assign or restrict to a particular place or area.
- Scientists aim to localize the brain activity associated with memory formation.
Synonyms
- Localization of function
- Localization theory
- Principle of localization
Related Concepts (Not Phrasal Verbs or Idioms)
- Modularity of mind: A related cognitive science theory suggesting the mind is composed of innate, specialized modules.
- Phrenology: A now-discredited theory that claimed to determine personality traits based on skull shape, historically related to early ideas of cerebral localisation.
Noun
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(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
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