forebrain en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂éy Proto-Germanic *furai Proto-Germanic *furai- Proto-West Germanic *forē- Old English fore- Middle English fore- English fore- Proto-Indo-European *mregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-n̥ Proto-Indo-European *mrógʰ-n̥ ~ *mrégʰ-n̥-s Proto-Germanic *bragną Proto-West Germanic *bragn Old English bræġn Middle English brayn English brain English forebrain From fore- + brain.
Meanings
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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 pathways and the dynamic balance of opposite affects in understanding depression”, in The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, →DOI, →PMID:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forebrains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Meronyms
hypothalamus · cerebrum · telencephalon · diencephalon · thalamus
Relateds
afterbrain · hindbrain · midbrain
Synonyms
Translations (31)
tl harapangutak (part of the brain) · lv priekšējās smadzenes (part of the brain) · sv prosencefalon (part of the brain) · de Vorderhirn (part of the brain) · kk алдыңғы ми (part of the brain) · ko 전뇌 (part of the brain) · hy առաջային ուղեղ (part of the brain) · fr cerveau antérieur (part of the brain) · ru пере́дний мозг (part of the brain) · nl voorhersen (part of the brain) · sv framhjärna (part of the brain) · hi अग्रमस्तिष्क (part of the brain) · mr अग्रमस्तिष्क (part of the brain) · uk передній мозок (part of the brain) · fr prosencéphale (part of the brain) · cy blaen-ymennydd (part of the brain) · jv ꦲꦸꦠꦼꦏ꧀ꦔꦗꦼꦁ (part of the brain) · el πρόσθιος εγκέφαλος (part of the brain) · et eesaju (part of the brain) · cs přední mozek (part of the brain) · tr ön beyin (part of the brain) · pt prosencéfalo (part of the brain) · ta முன்மூளை (part of the brain) · pl przodomózgowie (part of the brain) · gu અગ્રમસ્તિષ્ક (part of the brain) · es prosencéfalo (part of the brain) · fi etuaivot (part of the brain) · ja 前脳 (part of the brain) · hu előagy (part of the brain) · br ragempenn (part of the brain) · ko 앞뇌 (part of the brain)