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

mental ability

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

the brain of certain animals used as meat

hit on the head

kill by smashing someone's skull

a nerve cell in the brain

massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface

injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.

having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram

death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops

any disorder or disease of the brain

any disorder or disease of the brain

a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it

depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel

swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter

meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal

a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown

the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain

the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus

a simple sugar found in lactose

someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)

any surgical procedure involving the brain

an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status

a tumor in the brain

a tumor in the brain

(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph

exhaustion that affects mental keenness

the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus

a difficult problem

someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems

the part of the skull that encloses the brain

a product of your creative thinking and work

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

not using intelligence

the part of the skull that encloses the brain

mental ability

affected with madness or insanity

the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus

the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it

a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions

persuade completely, often through coercion

submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly

subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones

forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs

(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph