The phrase "adopting a brain" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in a metaphorical context, perhaps to suggest taking on a new way of thinking or understanding, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "In order to solve complex problems, the team focused on adopting a brain that embraced innovative ideas and diverse perspectives."
Alternatives: "embracing new ideas" or "cultivating a new mindset".
There have been numerous pharmacokinetics studies using microdialysis sampling in anaesthetized rats 19 21, so we adopted a brain microdialysis technique in anesthetic rats for our studies.
14 A family history of AD is a risk factor for the disorder; family members should be encouraged to adopt a brain-healthy lifestyle.
To directly address tumorigenesis and invasive spread, we adopted a brain-seeding model where spread of human cells could be readily traced.
We adopted a whole brain approach to study structural covariance, instead of seed-based or subset-based approaches.
We recently adopted a porcine brain endothelial cell (PBEC) model first developed at Eisai Laboratories (London) by Dr. Louise Morgan and colleagues, based on a successful earlier bovine brain endothelial cell model (Rubin et al., 1991).
This might make us very wary of adopting a rat model of the human brain.
To investigate the involvement of dopamine neuron NMDA receptors, we adopted a previously described brain slice model that was sufficient to recapitulate the processes underlying cocaine-mediated synaptic AMPA-R potentiation in DA neurons ex vivo (Argilli et al., 2008).
To examine how many of the newborn cells adopted a neuronal fate, brains were sampled at 30 days after the BrdU injection, and BrdU/NeuN double staining was carried out to distinguish newly generated neurons from the surviving new cells (Fig. 3B and C).
Japan's first heart transplant, in 1968, became a national scandal it was unclear that the donor was beyond recovery, or that the recipient (who died shortly after the transplant) needed a new heart and, afterward, the country never adopted a comprehensive law equating brain death with the death of a human being.
