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Primate Brain Synapse Counts - Comparing Humans & Chimps
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[QUOTE="Laroxe, post: 6037612, member: 555853"] I don't know if this helps, its mainly about development but includes some estimates. The idea of the number of synapses doesn't really make sense, there isn't any fixed number, plasticity in the brain means it is constantly remodeling its connections. We have a bigger brain, with more neurons which interact differently. The fact that the brain doesn't really operate as single neurons interacting, everything the brain does involves complex networks involving most areas, there are differences in the way these networks operate in humans and chimps. Its also worth remembering that the synapse is not the only mechanism that influences the target cells action potential. [URL]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110243/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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