interbrain

[ in-ter-breyn ]

noun

1. the diencephalon.

interbrain

/ ˈɪntəˌbreɪn /

noun

1. anatomy a nontechnical word for diencephalon

Word History and Origins

Origin of interbrain¹

First recorded in 1885–90; inter- + brain

Example Sentences

It was also immediately obvious—strikingly so—that there were very high levels of interbrain synchrony among the bats, especially at high frequencies.

From Scientific American

In that far-out era, he said, “there were many papers with methodologically questionable conclusions claiming to demonstrate interbrain synchronization with two people.”

From New York Times

Here are nerve cells whose axons pass up through the cord and brain stem to the thalamus or interbrain, where they terminate in a second sensory center.

From Project Gutenberg

Like Yartsev, Hong first doubted that the interbrain synchrony he and his team observed in animals—in their case, mice—was real.

From Scientific American

They are finding evidence that interbrain synchrony prepares people for interaction and beginning to understand it as a marker of relationships.

From Scientific American