telencephalon
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- noun
- /ˌtɛlənˈsɛfəlɒn/
- Specialized
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telencéfalo
- This observation, together with an absence of aromatase in testes or adrenals, suggested that the telencephalon itself could be a major source of circulating estrogens in male zebra finches.
Examples
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We surmised that if aromatase was present in each of these samples, then the telencephalon as a whole might contain much enzyme.
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A lot of times they like to use the Latin or Greek names and so they use it here for telencephalon and diencephalon.
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Finally, we still do not understand why aromatase is expressed at such high levels in the telencephalon of both male and female songbirds.
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One possibility is that the high expression of aromatase in the telencephalon is linked to the complex expression of song observed across songbird species.
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From these results, we conclude that 3H-estrogens formed in the dorsal telencephalon can be secreted into the vasculature.
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The expression of aromatase in large amounts in the telencephalon and its presence in glia are two properties of brain aromatase that may be unique to songbirds.
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Because aromatase appears to be present at relatively high levels in the telencephalons of other songbirds (Schlinger et al. 1992), high levels of estrogens in the telencephalon may be a common property of other songbirds as well.
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Interestingly, other researchers had also reported detecting aromatase in small tissue samples of several nonlimbic regions of the zebra finch telencephalon (Vockel et al. 1990).
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The telencephalon is responsible for higher brain functions such as thought and voluntary movement.
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In mammals, the telencephalon includes the cerebral cortex and limbic system, which are vital for memory and emotions.
Synonyms
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The largest part of the brain at the front that controls thinking, movement, and feeling
The newest part of the brain that controls thinking, learning, and senses
A newer part of the brain that includes the outer layer and controls thinking and the senses
Surface Forms
Morphology
telencephalon = encephalon (opaque) = telen + encephalon
The immediate base is the technical root 'encephalon' and the combining form 'telen-' is a Greek scientific prefix; the parts are specialized and not derivable by a typical B1 learner.
Etymology
Telencephalon comes from Greek parts telen- meaning 'end' and -cephalon meaning 'brain'. So telencephalon literally means the 'end' or front part of the brain, which is why it names the front part of the forebrain involved in thinking, memory, and voluntary movement.