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The cerebrum (: cerebra), telencephalon or endbrain is the largest part of the brain, containing the cerebral cortex (of the two cerebral hemispheres) as well as several subcortical structures, including the hippocampus, basal ganglia, and olfactory bulb. In the human brain, the cerebrum is the uppermost region of the central nervous system. The cerebrum develops prenatally from the forebrain (prosencephalon). In mammals, the dorsal telencephalon, or pallium, develops into the cerebral cortex, and the ventral telencephalon, or subpallium, becomes the basal ganglia. The cerebrum is also divided

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The cerebrum is the largest part of your brain, made up of two hemispheres and containing structures like the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and basal ganglia that handle most of your thinking, memory, and movement. It matters because it's responsible for your conscious thoughts, learning, and ability to control your actions—essentially what makes you able to think, remember, and interact with the world.

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Brain.Name: Cerebrum
Brain.Latin: cerebrum
Brain.Caption: The lobes of the cerebrum include the frontal (blue), temporal (green), occipital (red), and parietal (yellow) lobes. The cerebellum (unlabeled) is not part of the telencephalon.
Brain.Image2: EmbryonicBrain.svgclass=skin-invert
Brain.Caption2: Diagram depicting the main subdivisions of the embryonic vertebrate brain.
Brain.Artery: Anterior cerebral, middle cerebral, posterior cerebral
Brain.Vein: Cerebral veins
Brain.Pronunciation: ,

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The cerebrum. Anatomy.ReviewNeurosurgery · 2007Rhoton AL JrDOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000255490.88321.CE
Investigation of the mechanisms underlying the development and evolution of folds of the cerebrum using gyrencephalic ferrets.ReviewThe Journal of comparative neurology · 2024Kawasaki HDOI: 10.1002/cne.25615
Imaging of the cerebrum.ReviewNeurosurgery · 2007Kim PE, Zee CSDOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000279316.03266.cd
Investigation of the development and evolution of the mammalian cerebrum using gyrencephalic ferrets.ReviewEuropean journal of cell biology · 2024Imamura M, Yoshino M, Kawasaki HDOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2024.151466
Astrocyte diversity in the ferret cerebrum revealed with astrocyte-specific genetic manipulation.Glia · 2024Tai NC, Shinmyo Y, Kawasaki HDOI: 10.1002/glia.24587
Functional mapping and cooperation between the cerebellum and cerebrum during word reading.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2022Li H, Wu J, Marks RA et al.DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac006
Multinodular and Vacuolating Neuronal Tumors of the Cerebrum: A Systematic Review of the Literature.World neurosurgery · 2025Vlachos N, Lampros M, Alexiou GA et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.12.007
Altered functional coupling between the cerebellum and cerebrum in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2023Li H, Guan Q, Huang R et al.DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac193

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The cerebrum (: cerebra), telencephalon or endbrain is the largest part of the brain, containing the cerebral cortex (of the two cerebral hemispheres) as well as several subcortical structures, including the hippocampus, basal ganglia, and olfactory bulb. In the human brain, the cerebrum is the uppermost region of the central nervous system. The cerebrum develops prenatally from the forebrain (prosencephalon). In mammals, the dorsal telencephalon, or pallium, develops into the cerebral cortex, and the ventral telencephalon, or subpallium, becomes the basal ganglia. The cerebrum is also divided into approximately symmetric left and right cerebral hemispheres.

With the assistance of the cerebellum, the cerebrum controls all voluntary actions in the human body.

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