triune brains

A form of triune brain — A discredited model of the brain according to which the reptilian complex, the paleomammalian complex (limbic system), and the neomammalian complex (neocortex) are each independently conscious, as structures sequentially added to the forebrain during the course of evolution.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of triune brain
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