forebrain

[ fawr-breyn, fohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy.

Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and telencephalon.
the telencephalon.

forebrain

/ ˈfɔːˌbreɪn /

forebrain

/ fôr′brān′ /

The forwardmost part of the vertebrate brain. In humans, it consists of the thalamus, the hypothalamus, and the cerebrum.
Compare hindbrain

First recorded in 1875–80; fore- + brain

The molecules mingle with the molecules of serum: In seconds they are washed against the cell-walls of the forebrain.

He jerked his mind away suddenly from the thoughts which had crowded into his forebrain.

Autopsies on imbeciles show an infantile development of the forebrain.

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