English noun: rhinencephalon | |||
1. | rhinencephalon (body) a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior | ||
Synonyms | olfactory brain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre | ||
Part holonym | olfactory bulb, piriform area, piriform lobe, pyriform area, pyriform lobe | ||