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Cerebrum vs Precuneus - What's the difference?

cerebrum | precuneus |

As nouns the difference between cerebrum and precuneus

is that 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 while precuneus is (anatomy) a division of the medial surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum.

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

    precuneus

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia precuneus) (precunei)
  • (anatomy) A division of the medial surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum