localization principle

Definitions of localization principle
  1. noun
    (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 of function
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    types:
    lateralisation, laterality, lateralization
    localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
    type of:
    principle, rule
    a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
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