| Noun | 1. | localization principle - (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body localisation, localisation of function, localisation principle, localization of function, localization principle, rule - a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" lateralisation, laterality, lateralization - localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |