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Cerebral localization
(Physiol.) | the localization of the control of special functions, as of sight or of the various movements of the body, in special regions of the brain. |
See also: Localization cerebral localization
cerebral localization[sə′rē·brəl lō·kə·lə′zā·shən] (cell and molecular biology) Designation of a specific region of the brain as the area controlling a specific physiologic function or as the site of a lesion. cerebral localization
localization [lo″kah-lĭ-za´shun] 1. restriction to a circumscribed or limited area.2. the determination of a site or place of any process or lesion.cerebral localization determination of areas of the cortex involved in performance of certain functions.germinal localization the location on a blastoderm of prospective organs.ce·re·bral lo·cal·i·za·tion1. the mapping of the cerebral cortex into areas and the correlation of the various areas with cerebral function; 2. determination of the site of a brain lesion on the basis of the signs and symptoms manifested by the patient or by neuroimaging. ce·re·bral lo·cal·i·za·tion (ser'ĕ-brăl lō'kăl-ī-zā'shŭn) The mapping of the cerebral cortex into areas and the correlation of the various areas with cerebral function, or determining the site of a brain lesion, based on the signs and symptoms manifested by the patient or by neuroimaging. ThesaurusSeelocalization |