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cephalocentrism

cephalocentrism noun: the view that the brain is the locus of consciousness, agency, and emotion, in contrast to now-falsified theories like cardiocentrism.

Noun

cephalocentrism (uncountable)

  1. The view that the brain is the locus of consciousness, agency, and emotion, in contrast to now-falsified theories like cardiocentrism.

Questions about cephalocentrism

What does cephalocentrism mean?
Cephalocentrism means the view that the brain is the locus of consciousness, agency, and emotion, in contrast to now-falsified theories like cardiocentrism.
What part of speech is cephalocentrism?
Cephalocentrism is a noun.

Words near cephalocentrism in the dictionary

  1. cephalocaudally
  2. cephalocele
  3. cephaloceles
  4. cephalocentesis
  5. cephalocentric
  6. cephalocentrism
  7. cephalochordate
  8. cephalochordates
  9. cephalochromin
  10. cephalococcygeal
  11. cephalocondylic

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