noun
the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex
• Syn: ↑paleencephalon, ↑palaeencephalon
• Hypernyms: ↑neural structure
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/pay'lee oh en sef"euh lon'/; esp. Brit. /pal'ee-/, n., pl. paleoencephala /-leuh/.
paleencephalon.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.