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forebrains

forebrains is the plural of forebrain.

Meaning of forebrain

Noun

forebrain (plural forebrains)

  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 depression.2012, Volker A Coenen, Jaak Panksepp, Trevor A Hurwitz, Horst Urbach, Burkhard Mädler, “Human medial forebrain bundle (MFB) and anterior thalamic radiation (ATR): imaging of two major subcortical...
    Synonyms:
    prosencephalon
    Antonyms:
    afterbrain

Questions about forebrains

What is forebrains the plural of?
Forebrains is the plural of forebrain.

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