Synonyms of brain

1. brain, encephalon, neural structure: usage: that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
2. brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality, wit, intelligence: usage: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
3. mind, head, brain, psyche, nous, cognition, knowledge, noesis: usage: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
4. genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein, intellectual, intellect: usage: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
5. brain, variety meat, organs: usage: the brain of certain animals used as meat