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triune brain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
tri-une brain
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A discredited model of the brain according to which the reptilian complex, the paleomammalian complex (limbic system), and the neomammalian complex (neocortex) are each independently conscious, as structures sequentially added to the forebrain during the course of evolution.

Inflected Forms

triune brains (plural)

Questions

What does triune brain mean?
A discredited model of the brain according to which the reptilian complex, the paleomammalian complex (limbic system), and the neomammalian complex (neocortex) are each independently conscious, as structures sequentially added to the forebrain during the course of evolution.

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