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But free fatty acids in the brain are also like the maintenance supplies for the brain: if they are lacking then normal repair mechanisms would not work.

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  1. noun The portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter. It is the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs. It is also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion.
  2. noun A functionally similar portion of the invertebrate nervous system.
  3. noun Intellectual ability; mind: a dull brain; a quick brain.

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  1. Middle English, from Old English brægen.

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  1. from Middle English brain, brein, brayne, earlier braʒen, from Anglo-Saxon brægen, bregen, brægn = OFries. brein = Middle Dutch breghen, breghe, Dutch brein = Middle Low German bregen, bragen, Low German brägen, bregen, brain; not in G. or Scandinavian; root unknown.
 

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