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triune brains

triune brains is the plural of triune brain.

Meaning of triune brain

Noun

triune brain (plural triune brains)

  1. A discredited model of the brain according to which the reptilian complex, the paleomammalian complex (limbic system), and the neomammalian complex (neocortex) are each independently conscious, as structures sequentially added to the forebrain during the course of evolution.

Questions about triune brains

What is triune brains the plural of?
Triune brains is the plural of triune brain.

Words near triune brains in the dictionary

  1. triundecanoin
  2. triundecylin
  3. triundulate
  4. triune
  5. triune brain
  6. triune brains
  7. triunely
  8. triuneness
  9. triunguiculate
  10. triungula
  11. triungulin

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