Reptilian brain

Synonyms for "reptilian brain" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
basalhindbraininstinct metaphor

Strong matches (3)

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
primal brain tropeprimal driveprimitiveprimitive braintrope

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More general

10 entries
anatomical structurebehavioral descriptorbrain regioncultural conceptmetaphormetaphorical termneural structurepsychological descriptorpsychology conceptrhetorical device

More specific

11 entries
R-complexalarmist framingbasal gangliabrainstememotional appealfear framingfight or flightimpulseinstinctive driveprimeval urgeurge

Collocations

8 entries
instinctual behaviorinstinctual driveprimal brainreptilian brain anatomyreptilian brain circuitryreptilian brain functionreptilian brain modelreptilian brain theory

Inflections

3 entries
more reptilianmost reptilianreptilian brains

Derivations

5 entries

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