forebrain

/'fɔ:'brein/

Thân thiện

A student studies a labeled diagram of the forebrain in a biology textbook.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube: The forebrain is the front-most major division of the vertebrate brain, which includes structures like the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus. It is responsible for complex functions such as sensory processing, voluntary motor control, thought, language, and emotion.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The forebrain is the largest region of the human brain.
  • During embryonic development, the neural tube differentiates into the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain.
  • Damage to the forebrain can affect cognitive abilities and personality.

Advanced Usage

• "Prosencephalon": This is the formal embryological term for the forebrain.
  • The prosencephalon further divides into the telencephalon and diencephalon.

Variants and Related Words

• Forebrain vesicle (n): The embryonic structure that gives rise to the forebrain.
  • The forebrain vesicle is one of the three primary vesicles of the developing neural tube.

Synonyms

• Prosencephalon: The anatomical synonym for the forebrain.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube

Từ đồng nghĩa

• prosencephalon