| 单词 | mammalian brain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmammalian brain mammalian brain n. a mammal's brain; (as a mass noun) brain tissue from a mammal; spec. (in some models of human brain evolution and function) the type of brain, or parts of the brain, characteristic of mammals as opposed to other classes of vertebrate, esp. when regarded as responsible for complex behaviours, emotion, and thought. ΚΠ 1842 Med. Times 29 Oct. 76/1 The cerebellum of birds consists almost exclusively, of the parts corresponding with the superior and inferior vermiform processes, as in the mammalian brain. 1859 R. Owen Classif. & Geogr. Distribution Mammalia 23 In 1842, I was able to demonstrate, in the ‘Hunterian Course of Lectures’ delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons, the leading modifications of the mammalian brain. 1903 Science 22 May 820/2 A tabulation of the brain and body weights of 204 specimens of mammalian brains. 1964 P. D. MacLean in Mod. Med. 3 Feb. 96 In evolution one first sees the beginning of emancipation from the ancestral superego with the appearance of the lower mammalian brain, which Nature builds on top of the reptilian brain. 1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 14 Mar. 592/1 Cystathionine..is one of the major free amino acids in mammalian brain. 2006 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 8 July (Finance section) 32 The reptilian brain is the most primitive and controls automatic functions such as breathing and heartbeat. The mammalian brain controls emotions. < as lemmas |
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