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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The large rounded structure of the brain occupying most of the cranial cavity, divided into two cerebral hemispheres that are joined at the bottom by the corpus callosum. It controls and integrates motor, sensory, and higher mental functions, such as thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The entire brain; the encephalon.
- noun That portion of the brain which lies in front of the cerebellum and pons Varolii.
- noun The two cerebral hemispheres taken together, with the olfactory lobes; the prosencephalon. See
cerebral hemisphere , under cerebral. - noun In insects, the supra-esophageal ganglion, formed by the union of several ganglia in the upper part of the head, and often called the brain.
- noun In invertebrates generally, the principal nervous ganglion or ganglia of the head.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See
brain .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun neuroanatomy The upper part of the brain, which is divided into the two cerebral hemispheres. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is the seat of motor and sensory functions, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
Etymologies
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Examples
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The cerebrum is made up of two halves, the hemispheres, which are structurally identical.
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Attached to the brain stem, behind and above, and lying immediately below the rear overhang of the cerebrum is the cerebellum (see p. 145).
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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In describing the central nervous system in detail, then, let us begin with the cerebrum, which is almost divided, longitudinally, into right and left halves, each of which is called a cerebral hemisphere.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The portion of the forebrain that lies behind the cerebrum is the thalamus (thaVuh-mus). ""
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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The cerebrum is a double organ, consisting of two similar divisions, called the _cerebral hemispheres_.
Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters
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The cerebrum is the part of the nervous system upon which our varied experiences leave their impressions and through which these impressions are made to influence the movements of the body.
Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters
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First, there is the greater or upper brain, called the cerebrum; secondly, there is the lower or smaller brain, called the cerebellum.
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The cerebrum is the center of intelligence and thought.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele
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The cerebrum is the chief seat of the sensations, the intellect, the will, and the emotions.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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Anatomically the cerebrum is a complex elaboration of cells and fibers that have these main purposes: First, to record in perfect and detailed fashion the experiences of the organism, so that here are memory centers for visual and auditory experiences, for skin, joint and bone experiences of all kinds, speech memories, action memories, and undoubtedly for the recording in some way not understood of the pleasure-pain feelings.
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