fore brain

Main Entry: fore·brain
Pronunciation: -"brAn
Function: noun
: the anterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or thecorresponding 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 forsensory and associative information processing, visceral functions, and voluntary motor functions called also prosencephalon; —see DIENCEPHALON, TELENCEPHALON

forebrain fore·brain (fôr'brān')
n.
The prosencephalon.

forebrain   (fôr'brān')  Pronunciation Key  The forwardmost part of the vertebrate brain. In humans, it consists of the thalamus, the hypothalamus, and the cerebrum. Compare hindbrain, midbrain.