BiologiaInglese
Pubblicato in Quintessence of Dust
Autore Stephen Matheson
The human brain is often described using literally cosmic superlatives. Here is V.S. Ramachandran, a renowned neuroscientist: That's some serious complexity there, yes, but hidden in the description is a mundane reality: the human brain is made of neurons which make synapses with other neurons, which means that it's made of the same stuff as the brain of a sloth or a goldfish or an earthworm.