Eighty-six billion and counting: do we know the number of neurons in the human brain?
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.
Authors
- Alain Goriely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6436-8483)
Institutions
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Mathematical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae390
- Citations
- 17
- Primary Topic
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.83