hindbrain
noun
hind·brain
ˈhīn(d)-ˌbrān 
1
: the posterior of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes the cerebellum, the medulla oblongata, and in mammals the pons and that controls autonomic functions and equilibrium
called also rhombencephalon
compare metencephalon, myelencephalon2
: the posterior segment of the brain of an invertebrate
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Pay attention to messages from your own hindbrain during this week’s solar eclipse.
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 27 Sep. 2024
Only destroying the hindbrain cells prevented weight loss when mice received a GLP-1 agonist, suggesting this region curtails appetite.
—Mitch Leslie, science.org, 10 July 2024
The researchers next asked whether the hindbrain also induces nausea.
—Mitch Leslie, science.org, 10 July 2024
To their surprise, the team found that the sea lamprey core hindbrain circuit is also initiated by retinoic acid.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
Neurons in the hindbrain, sitting at the base of the skull, secrete their own GLP-1, while receptors listening to them are found throughout the brain.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
There are three basic units of an vertebrate brain–the midbrain, forebrain, and the hindbrain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
The team already knew that retinoic acid can cue the gene circuitry to construct the hindbrain in complex species.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
Deep within the brain—in the areas of the hypothalamus, midbrain and hindbrain—the range of cell types is much greater than in the evolutionarily younger cerebral cortex.
—Karin Schlott, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2023
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 27 Sep. 2024
Only destroying the hindbrain cells prevented weight loss when mice received a GLP-1 agonist, suggesting this region curtails appetite.
—Mitch Leslie, science.org, 10 July 2024
The researchers next asked whether the hindbrain also induces nausea.
—Mitch Leslie, science.org, 10 July 2024
To their surprise, the team found that the sea lamprey core hindbrain circuit is also initiated by retinoic acid.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
Neurons in the hindbrain, sitting at the base of the skull, secrete their own GLP-1, while receptors listening to them are found throughout the brain.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
There are three basic units of an vertebrate brain–the midbrain, forebrain, and the hindbrain.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
The team already knew that retinoic acid can cue the gene circuitry to construct the hindbrain in complex species.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
Deep within the brain—in the areas of the hypothalamus, midbrain and hindbrain—the range of cell types is much greater than in the evolutionarily younger cerebral cortex.
—Karin Schlott, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2023
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hindbrain
noun
hind·brain
ˈhīn(d)-ˌbrān
: the third and most posterior division of the embryonic vertebrate brain or the parts that develop from it
Medical Definition
hindbrain
noun
hind·brain
ˈhīn(d)-ˌbrān
: the posterior division of the three primary divisions of the developing vertebrate brain or the corresponding part of the adult brain that includes the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata and that controls the autonomic functions and equilibrium
called also rhombencephalon
see metencephalon, myelencephalonLove words? Need even more definitions?
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