[ noun ] the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube <noun.body>
Prosencephalon \Pros`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toward, near to + E. encephalon.] [Sometimes abbreviated to proen.] (Anat.) (a) The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain. (b) The cerebrum. --Huxley.