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the brain of mice. vs the brains of mice.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "The brain of mice" refers to the singular brain of multiple mice, while "the brains of mice" refers to the plural brains of multiple mice.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 713 views

the brain of mice.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the singular brain of multiple mice.

This phrase is used when talking about the collective brain of a group of mice.

Examples:

The brain of mice is still a subject of study in neuroscience.

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XL: So we clipped part of this sensor, and attached that to a switch to control the cells, and we packed this switch into an engineered virus and injected that into the brain of the mice.
But in essence what he said is you can take retroviruses, which get inside brain cells of mice.
She has a shoe box full of mice.
Well, we've successfully rematerialised a pair of mice.
To be honest, I'm horrified of mice.
No, even mom is afraid of mice.
So Cathy took two groups of mice.
You should give a new mattress... to the head of mice.
Kind of remember her dancing with a bunch of mice.
I think there must be a whole brood of mice.
Moreover, an antibody analogue of efalizumab was shown to be excreted in milk of mice.
l know where there are swarms of mice.
He is the brains of the whole operation.
Seems like ol' Sporto has the brains of the bunch.
I picked the brain of an associate.
We are talking about literally unplugging the brains of the building.
You are the brains of the night shift.
Something tells me you're not the brains of this operation.
He's the brains of the network.
You're clearly the brains of the operation.

Alternatives:

the brain of the mice
the mouse brain

the brains of mice.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the plural brains of multiple mice.

This phrase is used when talking about the individual brains of a group of mice.

Examples:

The brains of mice vary in size and complexity.

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XL: So we clipped part of this sensor, and attached that to a switch to control the cells, and we packed this switch into an engineered virus and injected that into the brain of the mice.
But in essence what he said is you can take retroviruses, which get inside brain cells of mice.
She has a shoe box full of mice.
Well, we've successfully rematerialised a pair of mice.
To be honest, I'm horrified of mice.
No, even mom is afraid of mice.
So Cathy took two groups of mice.
You should give a new mattress... to the head of mice.
Kind of remember her dancing with a bunch of mice.
I think there must be a whole brood of mice.
Moreover, an antibody analogue of efalizumab was shown to be excreted in milk of mice.
l know where there are swarms of mice.
He is the brains of the whole operation.
Seems like ol' Sporto has the brains of the bunch.
I picked the brain of an associate.
We are talking about literally unplugging the brains of the building.
You are the brains of the night shift.
Something tells me you're not the brains of this operation.
He's the brains of the network.
You're clearly the brains of the operation.

Alternatives:

the mice's brains
the mouse brains

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