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cortical localization

cortical localization Cortical localization is the modern view that different functions are tied to particular parts of the cerebral cortex.

Cortical localization is the modern view that different functions are tied to particular parts of the cerebral cortex. In this historical account, it begins with findings such as Broca’s identification of a speech centre and later experimental evidence that stimulating the cortex can activate movement.