palaeothalamus
English
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editEtymology
editFrom palaeo- + thalamus. Said to be older in evolutionary terms than other parts of the organ.
Noun
editpalaeothalamus
- (anatomy, obsolete) The anterior and central part of the thalamus.
- 1925, Francis Xavier Dercum, The physiology of mind:
- This is equally true of the basic feelings of hunger and fear which have their seat in the palaeothalamus, and of the reactions which these feelings entail.