interbrain

American  

[in-ter-breyn] / ˈɪn tərˌbreɪn /

noun

1. the diencephalon.

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interbrain British  

/ ˈɪntəˌbreɪn /

noun

1. anatomy a nontechnical word for diencephalon

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Etymology

Origin of interbrain

First recorded in 1885–90; inter- + brain

Example Sentences

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 • Jun. 16, 2023

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

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2023

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 • Jun. 16, 2023

The Northwestern researchers who carried out the new study in Nature Neuroscience were familiar with these human and animal experiments on interbrain synchrony.

From New York Times • May 25, 2021

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 Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.