Encephalization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Encephalization is a noun meaning (biology) The amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total bodymass.
Meaning
(biology) The amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total bodymass.
Example Sentences
It is believed that the encephalization of early Homo was made possible by the consumption of energy- and nutrient-rich animal foods to "pay" for its metabolically expensive brain.
The time spent in REM sleep is not correlated with learning ability across humans, nor is there a positive relation between REM sleep time or intensity and encephalization across species.
The answer to this will determine the encephalization quotients of the two types of early hominids, which is an important indicator of relative "braininess," an issue that is now up for grabs.
Word Forms
- encephalizations
- encephalisation
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include encephalisation, cephalisation, cephalization, bioconcentration, corticalization, metensomatosis.
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