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[ adjective ] involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

Synonyms

intellectual

Examples

"a cerebral approach to the problem" "cerebral drama"

Used in print

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

Is a dream simply a mental or cerebral movie ?

The entire concept of cerebral imagery as the physical basis of a mental_image can find no logical support .

Related terms

emotional

2
[ adjective ] of or relating to the cerebrum or brain

Examples

"cerebral hemisphere" "cerebral activity"

Used in print

(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)

In other studies , loss of differentiation in previously established conditioned_reflexes resulted from repeated convulsive ( metrazol ) treatments , suggesting a fundamental disturbance in the balance between excitatory and inhibitory cerebral processes .

Related terms

cerebrum

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