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Functional specialization (brain)
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Neuroscience/o5RV8Cas">neuroscience</a>, functional specialization is a theory which suggests that <a href="/facts/List_of_regions_in_the_human_brain/N8r44v6P">different areas</a> in the <a href="/facts/Brain/EKla9NkJ">brain</a> are specialized for different functions. It is opposed to the anti-localizationist theories and brain <a href="/facts/Holism/QnIpnLr6">holism</a> and <a href="/facts/Equipotentiality/fngPvnCT">equipotentialism</a>. </p>