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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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Abstract
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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