forebrain

From fore- + brain.

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forebrain (plural forebrains)

1. (neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.

   Synonym: prosencephalon

   Antonym: afterbrain

   • 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:

     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.

• cerebrum
• thalamus
• hypothalamus
• diencephalon
• telencephalon

• afterbrain
• hindbrain
• midbrain