Brainstorm generally refers to brainstorming, a group or individual creativity exercise.
The term originally referred to a state of temporary insanity, gaining prominence when it was used in the defense of Harry Kendall Thaw against charges that he murdered prominent architect Stanford White (1907–08).
Brainstorm may also refer to:
Film
edit- Brainstorm (1965 film), directed by William Conrad
- Brainstorm (1983 film), directed by Douglas Trumbull
- Brainstorm (2000 film), Brazilian film directed by Laís Bodanzky, also known as Bicho de Sete Cabeças
- Brainstorm, alternate title of the 2002 movie Cypher
Music
editArtists
edit- Brainstorm (Latvian band), a pop/rock band
- Brainstorm (German band), a power metal band
- Brainstorm (American band), a funk and R&B band
- Brainstorm, a rapper with Brothers Grym
- Brainstorm, one of the pseudonyms used by the musician Moby
Albums
edit- Brainstorm (album), a 1991 album by rapper Young MC
- Brainstorm (EP), the first extended play by Disney star Mitchel Musso
- Brainstorm (The Osmonds album), a 1976 album by The Osmonds
Songs
edit- "Brainstorm", a song by Hawkwind from their 1972 album Doremi Fasol Latido
- "Brainstorm", a song by Kevin Ayers from his 2007 album The Unfairground
- "Brainstorm", a song by Morbid Angel from their 1991 album Blessed Are the Sick
- "Brainstorming / Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai", a song by the Japanese female idol group Morning Musume
Fictional characters
edit- Brainstorm (Transformers), an Autobot Headmaster in the Transformers fiction
- Brainstorm (Ben 10), an alien in the Ben 10 animated television series
- Brain Storm (comics), a villain from DC Comics
- Valeria Meghan Von Doom (formerly Valeria Richards), a young hero in the Marvel Comics series The Fantastic Four
Other uses
edit- Brainstorm (TV series), a BBC television comedy quiz
- Brainstorm (magazine), a trade publication for the South African technology sector
See also
edit- Brainstorms, a 1981 book by Daniel Dennett
- "Brianstorm", a 2007 single by Arctic Monkeys
- Professor Branestawm, a character in the novels of Norman Hunter