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Cerebrum vs Decerebrate - What's the difference?

cerebrum | decerebrate |

As a noun cerebrum

is (neuroanatomy) the upper part of the brain, which is divided into the two cerebral hemispheres in humans it is the largest part of the brain and is the seat of motor and sensory functions, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.

As an adjective decerebrate is

(biology) having the cerebrum removed.

As a verb decerebrate is

to remove the cerebrum in order to eliminate brain function.

cerebrum

English

(wikipedia cerebrum)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (neuroanatomy) The upper part of the brain, which is divided into the two cerebral hemispheres. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is the seat of motor and sensory functions, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.

    • Synonyms

    * telencephalon

    Meronyms

    * cerebral hemisphere * cerebral cortex

    Holonyms

    * forebrain

    Derived terms

    * cerebral * cerebral cortex * protocerebrum * deutocerebrum * tritocerebrum

    decerebrate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) Having the cerebrum removed
  • * {{quote-journal, 1997, date=November 7, Gonzalo Viana Di Prisco et al., Role of Sensory-Evoked NMDA Plateau Potentials in the Initiation of Locomotion, Science citation
    • , passage=All brain tissue rostral to the diencephalon was removed, making the preparation a decerebrate one. }}

    Verb

    (decerebrat)
  • To remove the cerebrum in order to eliminate brain function