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  2. Brain herniation - Wikipedia

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    Brain herniation is a potentially deadly side effect of very high pressure within the skull that occurs when a part of the brain is squeezed across structures within the skull.

  3. Brain injury - Wikipedia

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    Brain injury (BI) is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells.Brain injuries occur due to a wide range of internal and external factors. In general, brain damage refers to significant, undiscriminating trauma-induced damage.

  4. Brain death - Wikipedia

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    Brain death is the permanent, irreversible, and complete loss of brain function, which may include cessation of involuntary activity necessary to sustain life. [1] [2 ...

  5. Brain metastasis - Wikipedia

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    Micrograph showing a colorectal carcinoma metastasis to the cerebellum. HPS stain.. A brain metastasis is a cancer that has metastasized (spread) to the brain from another location in the body and is therefore considered a secondary brain tumor.

  6. Blood–brain barrier - Wikipedia

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    The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable border of endothelial cells that regulates the transfer of solutes and chemicals between the circulatory system and the central nervous system, thus protecting the brain from harmful or unwanted substances in the blood. [1]

  7. Ten-percent-of-the-brain myth - Wikipedia

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    A likely origin for the "10% myth" is the reserve energy theories of Harvard psychologists William James and Boris Sidis.In the 1890s, they tested the theory in the accelerated raising of the child prodigy William Sidis.

  8. Twelve Contemplations - Wikipedia

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    These twelve contemplations are also known as Barah anuprekṣā or Barah bhāvana. According to Jain Philosophy, these twelve contemplations pertain to eternal truths like nature of universe, human existence, and karma on which one must meditate. [1] Twelve contemplations is an important topic that has been developed at all epochs of Jain ...

  9. Doji bara famine - Wikipedia

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    The Dharwar region suffered great distress. According to the Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Dharwar, 1884, . In 1790, the march of the Marathas under Parashuram Bhau through Dharwar to Maisur was accompanied by such devastation, that on its return from Maisur the victorious army almost perished from want of food.