1. the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex; [syn: paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
paleoencephalon
n 1: the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically;
most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn:
paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon]