Noun: rhinencephalon ,rI-nen'se-fu,lón
- A centre in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behaviour
"The rhinencephalon is highly developed in animals with a keen sense of smell";
- olfactory brain
Derived forms: rhinencephalons
Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], nerve center [US], nerve centre [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Rhinencephalon