on the brain

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There is limited understanding of the effects of menopause and HRT use on the brain, memory and mood, say the researchers.

From BBC

California has billionaires on the brain.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite this, most research on the brain’s reward system has treated pleasure as something that is either present or absent, rather than something that exists along a spectrum.

From Science Daily

"Shining light on the brain is used to measure activity -- usually through a process called fluorescence -- or to drive activity in cells to test what role they play. But shooting lasers at the brain has down sides when it comes to experiments, often requiring fancy hardware and a lower rate of success. We figured we could use bioluminescence instead."

From Science Daily

I’m trying to scroll less on my phone, so maybe I’ll watch “The Great British Bake Off” or something that’s not too taxing on the brain.

From Los Angeles Times