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forebrain

forebrain

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The front part of the brain that controls thinking, memory, and planning
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔrˌbreɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cerebro anterior
  • The primitive vertebrate brain is tripartite, consisting of the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain.
  • basal forebrain
  • forebrain and midbrain

And that entire process relies on your forebrain, this prefrontal cortex.

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Examples

  • And that entire process relies on your forebrain, this prefrontal cortex.

  • Subject One speaks, and we immediately see activity here... in the lower limbic region... while Subject Two, as he listens... is active in the forebrain.

  • These were studies in the forebrain, in the hypothalamus.

  • Think of the the forebrain or the cortex as a sort of a television set and think of this as the power supply.

  • Anencephalic children do not have a rear brain, but they do have a forebrain which usually functions normally at birth.

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  • They cause the blood vessels in the forebrain to shut down too.

  • The midbrain, hindbrain, spinal cord, and forebrain form the central nervous system.

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  • The brain has the forebrain, where conscious thinking is conscious thinking, and the hindbrain, which is like habit and reflex behavior.

  • The nervous system progresses from a neural tube to the essential subdivisions of the brain into forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain. During this time, the upper and lower limb buds also begin to appear.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The brain is made up of three main sections: the forebrain, the midbrain, and the hindbrain.

Synonyms

prosencephalon
vsforebrain
  • Specialized
9.9

The front part of the brain in early development before birth that grows into the thinking part and thalamus

is defined by its role in higher brain functions rather than embryonic stage

Surface Forms

forebrain singular
forebrains plural

Morphology

forebrain = fore + brain (transparent) = fore + brain

The meaning is directly derived from 'fore' (front) + 'brain' (organ): the front part of the brain.

Etymology

Forebrain is a simple compound: fore- means 'front' or 'before' and brain is the 'thinking part' of the head. So the forebrain is the 'front' part of the brain that does higher tasks like thinking and memory.