English > brain: 7 senses > noun 1, body| Meaning | That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord. |
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| Synonym | encephalon |
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| Part of | central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale | The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord |
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| head, caput | The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals |
| Parts | brain cell | A nerve cell in the brain |
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| 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 |
| circle of Willis | A ring of arteries at the base of the brain |
| communicating artery, arteria communicans | Any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis |
| forebrain, prosencephalon | The anterior portion of the brain |
| hindbrain, rhombencephalon | The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem |
| midbrain, mesencephalon | The middle portion of the brain |
| neencephalon, neoencephalon | The part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin |
| ventricle | One of four connected cavities in the brain |
| Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
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| Spanish | cerebro, encéfalo |
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| Catalan | cervell, encèfal |
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| Adjectives | cerebrospinal | of or relating to the brain and spinal cord |
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| cerebrovascular | of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it |
| Verbs | brain | hit on the head |
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| brain | kill by smashing / smashing / smashing someone's skull |
English > brain: 7 senses > noun 3, cognition| Meaning | That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason. |
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| Synonyms | mind, head, psyche, nous |
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| Narrower | ego | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind |
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| noddle | An informal British expression for head / head or mind / mind |
| subconscious mind, subconscious | psychic activity just below the level of awareness |
| tabula rasa | A young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) |
| unconscious mind, unconscious | That part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware |
| Broader | cognition, knowledge, noesis | The psychological result of perception / perception and learning and reasoning |
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| Spanish | cabeza, cerebro, mente, nous, psique |
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| Catalan | cap, cervell, ment, nous, psique |
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