the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord |
| mental ability |
| that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason |
| the brain of certain animals used as meat |
| someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality |