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adjectiveinvolving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
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- headache pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
- subcortical of or relating to or being or involving nerve centers below the cerebral cortex
- brainwave (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
- striatum a striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere; consists of the caudate nucleus and the lenticular nucleus
- corpus callosum a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
- monro's foramen the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere
- basal ganglion any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement
- internal cerebral vein two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein
- paleencephalon the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex
- vena cerebri any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain