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nounanterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humanstype of:part of:
Definition that contains cerebrum
- cerebral of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
- hemisphere either half of the cerebrum
- cortex the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
- cerebellum a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
- amygdala an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior
- decerebrate remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
- archipallium the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
- calcarine fissure a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum
- temporal gyrus any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum
- corpus amygdaloideum an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior