This seems plausible, since at the time it was known about localization of certain functions (Wernike's area, Broca's area Wernicke's area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) while it was also known that higher cognitive function/thinking/ideation/conceptualization etc required broader capabiliities of whole telencephalon.I believe that "Narrow Localizationism" is a scientific objection rather than political. Although it looks like some sort of political ideology, in fact it means the theory of narrow localization of the brain functions inside brain.