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cephalization
[ sef-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ]
noun
Zoology.
- a tendency in the development of animals to localization of important organs or parts in or near the head.
cephalization
/ ˌɛəɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- (in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cephalization1
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This is somewhat surprising considering that tapeworms possess a well-developed nervous system, albeit with reduced sensory input and cephalization.
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Cephalization probably happened several times, and in different ways, in different groups of animals.
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The next major chapter in the brain’s evolutionary history was a process known as cephalization, in which neurons cluster at one end of an animal, eventually becoming a brain linked to important sensory organs like eyes.
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The anterior end of body always shows some “cephalization.”
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Cephalization: concentration toward the head.
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