Encephalization is defined as the amount of brain mass related to an animal`s total body mass. Quantifying an animal`s encephalization has been argued to be directly related to that animal`s level of intelligence. Aristotle wrote in 335 B.C. `Of all the animals, man has the brain largest in proportion to his size.` Also, in 1871, Charles Darw...
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(from the article `nervous system`) Early in the evolution of vertebrates, a special sensory system became associated with each major part of the brain: the olfactory organs with the ...
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Synonym for corticalization ... In phylogenesis, the migration of function from subcortical centres to the cortex. ... Synonym: encephalization, telencephalization. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: en-sef′ă-li-zā′shŭn Synonyms: corticalization
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