Neuron

The Universe Within: The Human Brain

Our mental being, which is central to our existence and identity, would not function without neurons ceaselessly rushing, close to the speed of light, and communicating with every part of our biology, in respect of our endeavour, activity, even our sleep. They cease only when we cease. They communicate with each other via synapses. 

Just to mention our brain, which is the most evolved among all forms of life, imagine that it has roughly 10¹¹ (one hundred billion) neurons, each of which has on an average, 7,000 synaptic connections to other neurons.  Imagine the universe of neurons: a 3 to 5 year old child has about 10¹⁵ synapses (one quadrillion). Significantly, this number declines with age, so that an adult is supposed to have from 10¹⁴ to 5*10¹⁴ synapses (100-500 trillion).

Here, I have to let my neurons rush to other synaptic terminals; this information being relevant only if your neurons have travelled with me thus far.

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Anonymous wrote:
It has.
Thank you. 

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Charu wrote:
With or without aging my synapse count has gone down to 10 to the negative power of 14 (Sorry, comments will not allow superscripts). At this infinitesimal level my brain and I barely exist. I should not be able to comment on this post at all………

Did you get into my brain to take that picture? So dead……….