'Rhinencephalon' definitions:
Definition of 'rhinencephalon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior [syn: rhinencephalon, olfactory brain]
Definition of 'Rhinencephalon'
From: GCIDE
- Rhinencephalon \Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon\ (r[imac]`n[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[o^]n), n.; pl. Rhinencephala (r[imac]`n[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Anat.) The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together. [1913 Webster]