encephalon

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Beyond this, it is an excitant of the cerebro-spinal axis, later it has a peculiar action on the encephalon, manifest in a wide range of psychical phenomena.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

The Cerebrum or Great Brain lies above the plane of the tentorium, and forms much the largest division of the encephalon.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The central portion comprises the brain or encephalon and the spinal cord.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

The astronomical knowledge of the encephalon, that is, the most intimate to which we can aspire, only reveals to us matter in motion.

From The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps by Binet, Alfred

In the mollusc, on the contrary, the retina is derived from the ectoderm directly, and not indirectly by means of the embryonic encephalon.

From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur