forebrain

American  

[fawr-breyn, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌbreɪn, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

Anatomy.

1. 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.

2. the telencephalon.

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forebrain British  

/ ˈfɔːˌbreɪn /

noun

1. the nontechnical name for prosencephalon

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forebrain Scientific  

/ fôr′brān′ /

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

2. Compare hindbrain midbrain

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Etymology

Origin of forebrain

First recorded in 1875–80; fore- + brain

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forebrain

A group of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine led an investigation that offers new insight into the development of the human forebrain.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024

The neuron density of its forebrain — the region engaged with planning, sensory processing, and emotional responses, and on which REM sleep is largely dependent — is comparable to that of primates.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2024

As a result, the system organized itself to mimic the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord in a way that mirrors embryonic development.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024

In this week’s issue of Cell, a research team in Europe reports using fetal brain tissue to grow 3D structures that resemble those that naturally occur in the cortex, forebrain, or spinal cord.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2024

Moreover, we have seen that the history of vertebrates is really the history of the development of the cerebrum, forebrain or large brain, as we call it in man.

From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by John Mason Tyler