the brain is the seat of intelligence

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• brain — The seat of physical control of the body and also of intelligence; a slang term applied by students to a superior student. See water on the brain …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• History of the brain — The history of the brain details the development of thoughts, speculations, and ideas as to the function of the central nervous system, over the last five thousand years.Early views on the function of the brain, regarded it to be a form of… …   Wikipedia

• Human brain — The human brain controls the central nervous system (CNS), by way of the cranial nerves and spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and regulates virtually all human activity.Cite web|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia… …   Wikipedia

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• brain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cerebrum, cerebellum; mentality, intellect, intelligence, mind; gray matter. v. t. See killing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of intelligence] Syn. pons, cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla oblongata;… …   English dictionary for students

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• brain — Synonyms and related words: Vernunft, abdomen, acumen, afferent neuron, anus, appendix, autonomic nervous system, axon, bean, blind gut, blow to pieces, blow up, bowels, brains, bring down, burn to death, capacity, cecum, central nervous system,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Bird intelligence — deals with the definition of intelligence and its measurement as it applies to birds. Traditionally, birds have been considered inferior in intelligence to mammals, and derogatory terms such as bird brains have been used colloquially in some… …   Wikipedia