encephalisation


Also found in: Dictionary.
Related to encephalisation: Encephalization

encephalisation

The increase of brain size relative to body size, which is intimately linked with human evolution.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
These two sets of factors, environment and sociality may have been inextricably linked in the causation of hominid encephalisation and human intelligence.
Two fundamental ecological relationships that deepen the sense of social, economical and ethical values of mental representations

Medical browser ?
Full browser ?