on the brain
idiom
informal
: always in one's thoughts
I've had pizza on the brain all day.
He's got sex on the brain.
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Menthol flavors make cigarettes easier to smoke because of the cool, minty taste and can be more addictive by enhancing the effects of nicotine on the brain, experts say.
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Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Joseph will discuss maternal health issues, including the racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes nationally and locally, while Stanford’s talk will focus on the effects of childhood trauma on the brain and how to heal.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Usher is waking up with — what else? — other women on the brain.
—Dylan Green, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
These rules were based on the brain circuits which allowed a sea slug to forage.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2024
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Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Joseph will discuss maternal health issues, including the racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes nationally and locally, while Stanford’s talk will focus on the effects of childhood trauma on the brain and how to heal.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Usher is waking up with — what else? — other women on the brain.
—Dylan Green, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
These rules were based on the brain circuits which allowed a sea slug to forage.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2024
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