- telencephalization
- SYN: corticalization.
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tel·en·ceph·al·iza·tion (tel″en-sef″əl-ĭ-zaґshən) the transfer to the telencephalon, during the process of evolution, of the direction of the more complex nerve reactions.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
telencephalization
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Telencephalization — can be defined as the evolutionnary process by which cognitive functions which were regulated by lower nerves centers are progressively controlled, partially or entirely, by the cerebrum.Fact|date=September 2008 This process is linked to… … Wikipedia
cephalization — noun An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal See Also: telencephalization … Wiktionary
corticalization — In phylogenesis, the migration of function from subcortical centers to the cortex. SYN: encephalization, telencephalization … Medical dictionary
