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Do human brains really have 86 billion neurons?--"studies on neurons number do not warrant this generic conclusion" & "the only possible answer to the titular question 'Do we know the number of neurons in the human brain?' is: No, we don't" academic.oup.com/brain/advanc... autism-relevant, free

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Alain Goriely (2025). Eighty-six billion and counting: do we know the number of neurons in the human brain?. Brain, 148(3), 689-691. Oxford University Press (OUP).

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Alain Goriely (2025). Eighty-six billion and counting: do we know the number of neurons in the human brain?. Brain, 148(3), 689-691. Oxford University Press (OUP).

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27 Nov 2024
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10.1093/brain/awae390
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Alain Goriely
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Brain
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148(3), 689-691
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
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Through statistical analysis and comparison of different studies, Alain Goriely challenges the widely accepted figure of 86 billion neurons in the human brain, and argues that the actual number is uncertain, with estimates ranging between 61 and 99 billion.

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