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rhinencephalon

rhinencephalon

9.9
A part of the brain that helps sense smells and connect them to feelings
  • noun
  • /ˌraɪnənˈsɛfəlɒn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : rhinencéfalo
  • Researchers studied the rhinencephalon to better understand its role in human emotion.

Examples

  • The rhinencephalon is crucial for processing smells.

  • The rhinencephalon is more prominent in animals that rely heavily on their sense of smell.

  • Damage to the rhinencephalon can affect both olfactory perception and emotional responses.

  • Many animals have a highly developed rhinencephalon.

  • The rhinencephalon plays a crucial role in processing olfactory information.

  • In some animals, the size of the rhinencephalon is significantly larger, enhancing their sense of smell.

  • Scientists study the rhinencephalon to understand how emotions are linked to smells in humans.

Synonyms

olfactory brain
vsrhinencephalon
  • Specialized
8.2

Part of the brain that helps you smell and connect smells with feelings

focuses on the anatomical part within hemispheres often highly developed in some animals
archipallium
vsrhinencephalon
  • Archaic
9.9

A part of the brain that controls the sense of smell

is the wider term linking smell to emotion and animal development

Surface Forms

rhinencephalon singular
rhinencephala plural

Morphology

rhinencephalon = encephalon (semi-transparent) = rhino + encephalon

Formally built from the combining form 'rhino-' (nose) plus 'encephalon' (brain), so the structure is literal, but both elements are technical/combining forms unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Rhinencephalon comes from Greek parts rhin- meaning 'nose' and -encephalon meaning 'brain'. So the word is like a 'nose brain', which helps you remember that the rhinencephalon is the part of the brain for smell and for some emotional responses, especially in animals that use smell a lot.