triune brain

English

Noun

triune brain (plural triune brains)

A largely 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.

Translations

model of brain

Finnish: kolmet aivot pl (brain); kolmiaivoteoria (theory)

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