afterbrain

Definitions

A posterior subdivision of the hindbrain; the myelencephalon.

Equivalents

Examples

“Below the hindbrain, in the vicinity of the afterbrain, the spinal furrow does not close⟳, and there remains here an open⟳ passage-way to the contiguous lower portion.”

“From the evolutionary standpoint, the afterbrain will never develop⟳ if the forebrain makes all of the decisions.”

“[...] Ehrlingarns call⟳ the “afterbrain”. It is where telepathy and telekinesis are controlled. Telepaths have⟳ that organ greafly enlarged. In fact, some of them have⟳ trouble⟳ with it pinching off nerve impulses between the body and the cerebrum.”

“The division in the fore-, middle- and afterbrain is based on the development of the human brain during the embryogenesis.”

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