forebrain
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[edit]forebrain (plural forebrains)
- (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, , →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.
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[edit]part of the brain
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