noun
- plural of midbrain; the middle sections of the brain that connect the forebrain and hindbrain
Usage: anatomy; medical
Examples
- The researchers studied the midbrains of several different mammalian species.
- Damage to the midbrains can affect motor control and sensory processing.
- The comparative anatomy course examined how midbrains vary across vertebrates.
- Scientists mapped the neural pathways connecting the midbrains to other brain regions.
- The midbrains contain important structures like the substantia nigra.
- MRI scans revealed abnormalities in the patients’ midbrains.