cerebrum

/səˈribrəm/

/səˈribrəm/

Other forms: cerebrums

The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain. Your cerebrum makes it possible for you to control your muscles — but also allows you to think, feel, and speak.

The brains of vertebrates are composed of a cerebrum, cerebellum, and a brainstem, each of which is vitally important. The cerebrum is what you're thinking of when you picture a brain with its two separate hemispheres. It's here that you form memories and make sense of the world around you, and it's also the cerebrum that lets you control your leg and kick a soccer ball or do a dance move. In Latin, cerebrum means "the brain."

Definitions of cerebrum

1. noun

   anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
   type of:

   neural structure

   a structure that is part of the nervous system