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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Treating insomnia symptoms could very well soften the negative effects of sleep deprivation on the brain.
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Scientists have long known that arsenic in drinking water is a health threat, but its affects on the brain were less clear.
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PetMD experts say that dogs who experience cognitive dysfunction have a buildup of protein known as beta-amyloid that forms plaques on the brain.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
Doctors there diagnosed the infant with bleeding on the brain.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Scientists have long known that arsenic in drinking water is a health threat, but its affects on the brain were less clear.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
PetMD experts say that dogs who experience cognitive dysfunction have a buildup of protein known as beta-amyloid that forms plaques on the brain.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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