Encephalon

/ɛnsˈɛfalən/

/ɛnsˈɛfælən/

Encephalon

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

synonyms : brain

Examples

1. The encephalon, the upper part of the central nervous system which controls our body, needs much more than just proteins, carbs, and fats.

2. Look at a bird brain, and it is not a rhinencephalon, it's an ear encephalon or something or other.