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hindbrain

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hindbrain.

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When that idea bounces around my developer neocortex, my sysadmin hindbrain starts reaching forward to strangle it.

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Quick take

(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hindbrain.

noun

(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon

Example sentences

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When that idea bounces around my developer neocortex, my sysadmin hindbrain starts reaching forward to strangle it.

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It's simply hindbrain tribal crap being stirred up by con man Trump and the fascist media bubble.

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If it's actually a previously-unidentified instinct, you might actually be able to do it for a long time before the hindbrain got wise.

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My understanding is that the hindbrain herniation (aka Chiari Malformation Type II) is the main cause of cognitive trouble in people with SB.

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We think of ourselves having this sort of emotionless hindbrain that is moderated by the more modern brain centers for sympathy, empathy, emotion, and higher reasoning.

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Whereas outside it's Hindbrain City all the way.

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Expanding on rexreed's point, these are people peddling a vice with the characteristic of inhibiting the frontal cortex and tapping into the ancient hindbrain of the human brain.

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When I paid close enough attention, these were the three basic data under the revulsion; my hindbrain thought it was surrounded by alien shit zombies.

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It's Moore's Law: you're unconsciously calibrated to the past, and it doesn't make sense to your hindbrain that you'll be out by orders of magnitude: x1000 in 15 years.

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Which seems harmless, but if and when money starts flowing, something primitive in the status=money&equity hindbrain clicks and such a title makes it easier to negotiate for a better deal.

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It descends into monkey hindbrain us-against-them.

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I’ve had black girlfriends and might not implausibly have ended up married to one of them, > my hindbrain thought it was surrounded by alien shit zombies.

Quote examples

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It sheds a whole new light on a phrase like "my cold reptilian hindbrain tells me to ruthlessly proceed".

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My forebrain, meanwhile, was all like “What is up with you, hindbrain?” Apparently my human-recognition template needed some updating.

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Something in my hindbrain was pushing me hard in a direction perhaps best verbalized as “these people are greasy, filthy monkeys and I despise them and I loathe them”.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use hindbrain in a sentence?

When that idea bounces around my developer neocortex, my sysadmin hindbrain starts reaching forward to strangle it.

What does hindbrain mean?

(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon

What part of speech is hindbrain?

hindbrain is commonly used as noun.