forebrain
noun
fore·brain
ˈfȯr-ˌbrān 
: the anterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes especially the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus and that especially in higher vertebrates is the main control center for sensory and associative information processing, visceral functions, and voluntary motor functions
called also prosencephalon
compare diencephalon, telencephalonExamples of forebrain in a Sentence
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There are three basic units of an vertebrate brain–the midbrain, forebrain, and the hindbrain.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
Or if not laughter, then perhaps just a faint tickle in the forebrain, as of a very tiny problem, solved.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2023
In order to test how exactly the cells influence sleep need, the team focused in on astrocytes in an area of the brain called the basal forebrain, which is known for having a large impact on sleep.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
Besides the dorsal cortex, researchers were able to grow, among other regions, parts of the ventral forebrain, which makes neurons that connect to the cortex, and the choroid plexus, which generates spinal fluid.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2014
Humans process sensory information and critical decision making in the forebrain.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022
Green staining shows the neurons in the olfactory pits, forebrain, and elsewhere, while red shows retinal ganglion cells in the eyes and some midbrain neurons.
—Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2010
In the marine bristleworm, clocks exist in its forebrain and peripheral tissues of its trunk.
—Virat Markandeya, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
Those nerves pass through a bony plate to reach the olfactory bulb, a small neural structure in the forebrain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2022
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
Or if not laughter, then perhaps just a faint tickle in the forebrain, as of a very tiny problem, solved.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2023
In order to test how exactly the cells influence sleep need, the team focused in on astrocytes in an area of the brain called the basal forebrain, which is known for having a large impact on sleep.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
Besides the dorsal cortex, researchers were able to grow, among other regions, parts of the ventral forebrain, which makes neurons that connect to the cortex, and the choroid plexus, which generates spinal fluid.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2014
Humans process sensory information and critical decision making in the forebrain.
—Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022
Green staining shows the neurons in the olfactory pits, forebrain, and elsewhere, while red shows retinal ganglion cells in the eyes and some midbrain neurons.
—Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2010
In the marine bristleworm, clocks exist in its forebrain and peripheral tissues of its trunk.
—Virat Markandeya, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
Those nerves pass through a bony plate to reach the olfactory bulb, a small neural structure in the forebrain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2022
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forebrain
noun
fore·brain
ˈfō(ə)r-brān
ˈfȯ(ə)r-
: the front division of the embryonic brain of a vertebrate animal or the parts developed from it
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forebrain
noun
fore·brain
-ˌbrān
: the anterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes especially the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus and that especially in higher vertebrates is the main control center for sensory and associative information processing, visceral functions, and voluntary motor functions
called also prosencephalon
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