
Ep14 "Why do we have so little access to what’s happening under the hood?"
Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
The Complexity of the Brain
Our species has made one of our most significant intellectual developments by studying the human brain. We've discovered that our behavior, thoughts, and experiences are all connected to our complex nervous system. The brain, as the most intricate device in the universe, consists of 86 billion neurons, each as complicated as New York City. Neurons contain the entire human genome and are connected to about 10,000 neighboring neurons.
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