Forebrain
noun
The front part of the brain that includes the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus.
The forebrain is responsible for a variety of functions including receiving and processing sensory information, thinking, perceiving, producing and understanding language, and controlling motor function.

Often appears as...
- development of the forebrain
- forebrain structures
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noun
The front part of the brain that includes the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus.
The forebrain is responsible for a variety of functions including receiving and processing sensory information, thinking, perceiving, producing and understanding language, and controlling motor function.

Often appears as...
- development of the forebrain
- forebrain structures
Usage tips
Academic
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Brain Functions
The forebrain controls high-level functions like thoughts, senses, and voluntary movements.

Damage to the forebrain can impair someone's ability to solve complex problems.
Specific Structures
Learn the parts of the forebrain: cerebral hemispheres, thalamus, and hypothalamus are key structures.

During the lecture, we studied how the forebrain's cerebral hemispheres process emotions.
Location Context
When discussing the forebrain, you're talking about its position as the front part of the brain.

The researcher focused on the forebrain to understand its role in language acquisition.
Brain Functions
The forebrain controls high-level functions like thoughts, senses, and voluntary movements.

Damage to the forebrain can impair someone's ability to solve complex problems.
Specific Structures
Learn the parts of the forebrain: cerebral hemispheres, thalamus, and hypothalamus are key structures.

During the lecture, we studied how the forebrain's cerebral hemispheres process emotions.
Location Context
When discussing the forebrain, you're talking about its position as the front part of the brain.

The researcher focused on the forebrain to understand its role in language acquisition.
Brain Functions
The forebrain controls high-level functions like thoughts, senses, and voluntary movements.

Damage to the forebrain can impair someone's ability to solve complex problems.
Specific Structures
Learn the parts of the forebrain: cerebral hemispheres, thalamus, and hypothalamus are key structures.

During the lecture, we studied how the forebrain's cerebral hemispheres process emotions.
Location Context
When discussing the forebrain, you're talking about its position as the front part of the brain.

The researcher focused on the forebrain to understand its role in language acquisition.
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain, but they're not evenly distributed. Certain areas contain dense clusters of receptors, and these dopamine hot spots are a part of our reward system.
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Michael Merzenich:...
Because in most of the life of the brain this is under control of behavioral context. It's what you pay attention to. It's what's rewarding to you. It's what the brain regards, itself, as positive and important to you. It's all about cortical processing and forebrain specialization.
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Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
the orientation of the skull so naturally that was what I was after in easier Soros I wanted to know what was the habitual posture of the skull and so after we had extracted the brain which was the first for a sauropod where we could see the cerebrum the forebrain the
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
The major currency of our reward system is dopamine, an important chemical or neurotransmitter. There are many dopamine receptors in the forebrain, but they're not evenly distributed. Certain areas contain dense clusters of receptors, and these dopamine hot spots are a part of our reward system.
Video examples
Michael Merzenich:...
Because in most of the life of the brain this is under control of behavioral context. It's what you pay attention to. It's what's rewarding to you. It's what the brain regards, itself, as positive and important to you. It's all about cortical processing and forebrain specialization.
Video examples
Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
the orientation of the skull so naturally that was what I was after in easier Soros I wanted to know what was the habitual posture of the skull and so after we had extracted the brain which was the first for a sauropod where we could see the cerebrum the forebrain the
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