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Forebrain

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube wordnet

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From fore- + brain.

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