brain

1. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers;
   Enclosed within the skull;
   Continuous with the spinal cord (synset 105488747)
   is a type of: neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
   has:

   • circle of willis - a ring of arteries at the base of the brain
   • arteria communicans, communicating artery - any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis
   • brain cell - a nerve cell in the brain
   • neencephalon, neoencephalon - the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts
   • forebrain, prosencephalon - the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
   • mesencephalon, midbrain - the middle portion of the brain
   • hindbrain, rhombencephalon - the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
   • brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem - the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
   • ventricle - one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid
   is a part of:

   • central nervous system, cns, systema nervosum centrale - the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
   • caput, head - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
   same as: encephalon
2. Mental ability (synset 105625839)
   "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
   is a type of: intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
   same as: brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit
3. That which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions;
   The seat of the faculty of reason (synset 105619057)
   "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
   is a type of: cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
   subtypes:

   • noddle - an informal British expression for head or mind
   • tabula rasa - a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)
   • ego - (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
   • unconscious, unconscious mind - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
   • subconscious, subconscious mind - psychic activity just below the level of awareness
   same as: head, mind, nous, psyche
4. Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality (synset 110146463)
   "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
   is a type of: intellect, intellectual - a person who uses the mind creatively
   subtypes: prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
   same as: brainiac, einstein, genius, mastermind
5. The brain of certain animals used as meat (synset 107668194)
   is a type of: organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal
   subtypes: calf's brain - the brain of a calf eaten as meat

1. Hit on the head (synset 201404330)
   is a type of: hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
2. Kill by smashing someone's skull (synset 201329702)
   is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

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