What is "paleencephalon"

paleencephalon \paleencephalon\ n. The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; it includes most structures other than the cerebral cortex.

Syn: paleoencephalon, palaeoencephalon.

n. (alternative form of paleoencephalon English)

n. the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn: paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon]