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  • present tense form of brain (3rd person singular).

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Human brains function on a pretty strict use-it-or-lose-it policy: When they’re not engaged, they start to atrophy.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The study's lead researcher, Peter Theobald, said it was the first project of its kind focused on women, with some evidence suggesting female brains could be more vulnerable to injury.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

They all have to do with how brains and computers process and combine information.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

His current best theory is that it’s generated by quantum processes, suggesting that awareness exists on a continuous spectrum across all matter rather than remaining the exclusive domain of mammalian brains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

During most of recorded history property could be owned only by flesh-and-blood humans, the kind that stood on two legs and had big brains.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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