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The anterior portion of the brain
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forebrain
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Forebrain \Fore"brain`\, n. (Anat.) The anterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the prosencephalon and thalamencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the prosencephalon only. See Brain .
Wikipedia
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In the anatomy of the brain of vertebrates , the forebrain or prosencephalon is the rostral -most (forward-most) portion of the brain . The forebrain, the midbrain (mesencephalon), and hindbrain (rhombencephalon) are the three primary portions of the brain ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube [syn: prosencephalon ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
Usage examples of forebrain.
The part that is involved is in the oldest part of the forebrain, a part that humans as well as other primates share with out mammalian and reptilian ancestors.
THE NEOCORTEX Even in fish, lesions of the forebrain destroy the traits of initiative and caution.
From the lower portion of the most forward portion of the forebrain are a pair of outgrowths which received the nerves from the nostrils and are therefore concerned with the sense of smell.
All the structure of the brain from the cerebral cortex down to the hypothalamus is developed from the forebrain of the original fishy ancestor of the vertebrates.
Although the forebrain has grown to be so overwhelmingly prominent a feature of the human nervous system, it does not follow that the brain is all forebrain.
Also, in passing up the classes of vertebrates from fish to mammals, it is the forebrain section of the brain that undergoes major development, and the cerebrum becomes dominant.
What was that itching sensation in the center of his forebrain, the feeling that something was about to shiver forth?
Ladies who were pregnant were placed in a weaving symphony of sound that carried subliminal suggestions even into the developing forebrain of the fetus.
Bullock, S, Rose, S P R, and Zamani, R Characterisation and regional localisation of pre- and postsynaptic glycoproteins of the chick forebrain showing changed fucose incorporation following passive avoidance training.
Mason, R, and Rose, S P R Lasting changes in spontaneous multiunit activity in the chick forebrain following passive avoidance training.
This relates to the fact that the left forebrain controls the right side of the body, while the right forebrain controls the left side.
The fog, you know, presses hi at the lobes of the ear and roundabout the forebrain and has a direct effect on sound and vision.
Virtually blind behind the glasses, he put his thumb on the hammer and then squeezed all thought and sensation out of his forebrain and focused every bit of his energy into listening.
But then a wave of torpor insinuated itself as a last vestige of the chemical washed across his forebrain, sinuous molecules urging sleep, a resumption of the comforting nothin ness that took away the fear of being cocooned like this.
An image of Wesley Hardin flooded his forebrain, and for a moment he panicked, his heart racing out of control, until he remembered what had happened.