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[breyn] / breɪn /




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He might be 74, but he is an intelligent mood-setter with a big football brain and a fantastic capacity to connect with footballers and make them feel better and play better.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Adam Ankers, 17, collapsed with chest pains while he was playing for Wycombe Wanderers Foundation's under-19s in January 2024 and later died in hospital, having suffered brain damage.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Tiny sensory hair cells located there convert sound vibrations into signals that travel to the brain.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The next few hours are for emailing, connecting with clients and co-workers and making phone calls until about 2 p.m. when, “my brain stops.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

More than any other organ, the brain is sealed off from the outside world and from the rest of the body.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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