Brain

  • 31brain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cerebrum, cerebellum; mentality, intellect, intelligence, mind; gray matter. v. t. See killing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of intelligence] Syn. pons, cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla oblongata;… …

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  • 32Brain — That portion of the central nervous system that is located within the skull. It functions as a primary receiver, organizer and distributor of information for the body. It has two (right and left) halves called "hemispheres." * * *… …

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  • 33Brain AG — B.R.A.I.N. AG Rechtsform AG Gründung 1993 Sitz Zwingenberg, Hessen Leitung Holger Zinke (CEO), Jürgen Eck (CSO) Mitarbeiter …

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  • 34brain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brægen; akin to Middle Low German bregen brain, and perhaps to Greek brechmos front part of the head Date: before 12th century 1. a. the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system enclosed …

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  • 35Brain (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Brain Type = EP Artist = The Klinik and Paracont Released = 1993 Recorded = 1993 Genre = Industrial Length = ??? Label = Gothic Art Records Producer = Marc Verhaeghen (Klinik) Reviews = Last album = Contrast (1992) This album …

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  • 36brain — the centre of the nervous system; the complicated enlarged anterior end of the spinal cord which directs the activities of the body and which lies in the cranium. The brain develops by dividing into three regions: the prosencephalon (forebrain),… …

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  • 37brain — The brain contains something over 1011 neurons, each connected to something over three thousand others; this makes something over 1014 connections. If each connection is capable of ten different ‘weights’ or levels of activation, then the number… …

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  • 38Brain — Recorded in a number of spellings including Brain, Brane, Brayne, and Brayn, this interesting Anglo Scottish surname has two possible origins. The first is locational from a village called Braine in Normandy, and as such was an introduction into… …

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  • 39brain*/*/ — [breɪn] noun [C] 1) the organ inside your head that allows you to think and feel, and controls your body The illness had affected his brain.[/ex] a brain tumour/scan/operation[/ex] 2) mental ability or intelligence He s good looking, and he s got …

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  • 40brain — [[t]breɪn[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the anterior part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of vertebrates, consisting of a mass of nerve tissue organized for the perception of sensory impulses, the regulation of motor impulses, and… …

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