Definitions
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- noun the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum.
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- noun anatomy The oldest region of the
brain 'spallium , often consideredcontiguous with theolfactory cortex , but varying amongspecies . Inhumans , the archipallium makes up thehippocampus .
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- noun the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
Etymologies
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archi- + pallium
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Examples
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The premise is a cynical, even nihilistic one: people are the sum of their biological impulses, slaves to genes, pheromones, and the archipallium.
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The premise is a cynical, even nihilistic one: people are the sum of their biological impulses, slaves to genes, pheromones, and the archipallium.
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"What I've done," Esme said, "is to enliven its archipallium or reptilian brain.
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