Converse of object

• injure: It is a useful clinical tool for brain injured people with moderate or severe memory problems.

• stimulate: Psychologists for the last 15 years have been trying to discover why the number 3 stimulates the human brain.

• engage: Please engage brain before posting comments on a subject you clearly know sod all about.

• activate: There are also parts of the brain activated during an infection e.g. pituitary gland secreting hormones during an infection.

• surround: Cerebrospinal fluid This is the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.

Adjective modifier

• human: Just think about the human brain, for a moment.

• damaged: Success at repairing the damaged brain will require the harnessing of information gathered from a wide range of disciplines.

• immature: We will also study possible adverse effects of the interventions on the immature brain.

Modifies a noun

• tumor: Andrea, like all who succumb to a brain tumor, was more than just a name.

• injury: These are all typical features of a frontal lobe brain injury.

• teaser: Now you may go in for the rest of brain teasers in our web site.

• tumor: In the original lab tests, animals developed brain tumors ( phenylalanine breaks down into DXP, a brain tumor agent ).

• damage: What causes the brain damages that occurs in stroke?

Noun used with modifier

• rat: The aim of this study was to confirm the presence of these enzymes and localize them precisely in the rat brain.

• rodent: If they were left to grow and were never worn down they would grow into the rodents brain!

Possessives

• cortex: Pleasant sensations of touch are known to activate an area of the brain's frontal cortex used for taste and smell.

Preposition: in

• gear: You could also read up on A-Level chemistry and biology to really get your brain in gear for your first year!