forebrain

The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.

Noun

  1. The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
    • The medial forebrain bundle (MFB), a key structure of reward-seeking circuitry, remains inadequately characterized in humans despite its vast importance for emotional processing and development of addictions and...

    Synonyms: prosencephalon

    Antonyms: afterbrain

Origin

Etymology tree English fore- Proto-Germanic *bragną Proto-West Germanic *bragn Old English bræġn Middle English brayn English brain English forebrain From fore- + brain.

Forms

forebrains

Related

afterbrain hindbrain midbrain

Derived

hemiforebrain