| brain surgery | any surgical procedure involving the brain |
| split-brain technique | brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted |
| brain drain | depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel |
| brain coral | massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface |
fissure of Sylvius
Sylvian fissure
lateral cerebral sulcus
sulcus lateralis cerebri | the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures, separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres |
cerebral artery
arteria cerebri | any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex |
| anterior cerebral artery | one of two branches of the internal carotid artery, divides into two branches that serve () the thalamus and () parts of the frontal and parietal cortex |
| middle cerebral artery | one of two branches of the internal carotid artery, divides into three branches |
| posterior cerebral artery | arises from the basilar artery, divides into three branches |
cerebral vein
vena cerebri | any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain |
anterior cerebral vein
vena cerebri anterior | accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein |
great cerebral vein
vena cerebri magna | a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus |
inferior cerebral vein
venae cerebrum inferior | veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses |
internal cerebral vein
vena cerebrum internus | two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein |
middle cerebral vein
vena cerebri media | either of two cerebral veins |
| deep middle cerebral vein | accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure, empties into the basal vein |
| superficial middle cerebral vein | a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus |
superior cerebral vein
vena cerebrum superior | a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus |
| brain cell | a nerve cell in the brain |
peduncle
cerebral peduncle | a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain |
hemisphere
cerebral hemisphere | either half of the cerebrum |
left hemisphere
left brain | the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body |
right hemisphere
right brain | the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body |
rhinencephalon
olfactory brain | a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals, in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior |
brain
encephalon | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull, continuous with the spinal cord |
cerebral cortex
cerebral mantle
pallium cortex | the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum |
limbic system
visceral brain
limbic brain | a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior |
brainstem
brain-stem
brain stem | the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus |
cerebral aqueduct
Sylvian aqueduct
aqueductus cerebri | a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles |
mind
head
brain psyche
nous | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings, the seat of the faculty of reason, his mind wandered, I couldn't get his words out of my head |
brain
brainpower
learning ability
mental capacity
mentality
wit | mental ability, he's got plenty of brains but no common sense |
| brain science | the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain |
riddle
conundrum
enigma
brain-teaser | a difficult problem |
| brain | the brain of certain animals used as meat |
| calf's brain | the brain of a calf eaten as meat |
kitchen cabinet
brain trust | an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government |
| blood-brain barrier | a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood, serves to protect the central nervous system, the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier |
backroom boy
brain truster | an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status |
brainworker
brain-worker | someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems |
genius
mastermind brain
brainiac
Einstein | someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality, Mozart was a child genius, he's smart but he's no Einstein |
neurologist
brain doctor | a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it |
neurosurgeon
brain surgeon | someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) |
brainwave
brain wave
cortical potential | (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph |
brain death
cerebral death | death when respiration and other reflexes are absent, consciousness is gone, organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops |
Gyromitra esculenta
brain mushroom
beefsteak morel | 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 |
mental exhaustion
brain-fag | exhaustion that affects mental keenness |
acute brain disorder
acute organic brain syndrome | any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection) |
attention deficit disorder
ADD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD
hyperkinetic syndrome
minimal brain dysfunction
minimal brain damage
MBD | a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders |
| brain damage | 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. |
brain disorder
encephalopathy
brain disease | any disorder or disease of the brain |