Brain vs. Cerebrum

Brainnoun

The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

Brainnoun

(informal) An intelligent person.

Brainnoun

(plurale tantum) A person who provides the intelligence required for something.

Brainnoun

(in the plural) Intellect.

Brainnoun

(in the singular) An intellectual or mental capacity.

Brainnoun

By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.

Brainnoun

oral sex

Brainverb

(transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.

Brainverb

To strike (someone) on the head.

Brainverb

To destroy; to put an end to.

Brainverb

To conceive in the mind; to understand.

Brainnoun

The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.

Brainnoun

The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.

Brainnoun

The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding; as, use your brains.

Brainnoun

The affections; fancy; imagination.

Brainnoun

a very intelligent person.

Brainnoun

the controlling electronic mechanism for a robot, guided missile, computer, or other device exhibiting some degree of self-regulation.

Brainverb

To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains.

Brainverb

To conceive; to understand.

Brainnoun

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

Brainnoun

mental ability;

Brainnoun

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason;

Brainnoun

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality;

Brainnoun

the brain of certain animals used as meat

Brainverb

hit on the head

Brainverb

kill by smashing someone's skull

Brain

A brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It is located in the head, usually close to the sensory organs for senses such as vision.

Cerebrumnoun

(neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.

Cerebrumnoun

The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain.

Cerebrumnoun

anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

Cerebrum

The cerebrum, telencephalon or endbrain, is the largest part of the brain containing the cerebral cortex (of the two cerebral hemispheres), as well as several subcortical structures, including the hippocampus, basal ganglia, and olfactory bulb. In the human brain, the cerebrum is the uppermost region of the central nervous system.