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1 Define Localisation of Function (LOF). 2  LOF is the theory that certain areas of the brain correspond to certain functions; in that specific areas of the brain control different functions carried out by the brain. 3  It refers to the idea that behaviour, emotions and thoughts originate in the brain in specific locations.
It is a change in the actual functional assignment of a local brain region. Map expansion. Map expansion, the fourth type of neuroplasticity, entails the flexibility of local brain regions that are dedicated to performing one type of function or storing a particular form of information.