In the last post, I said there are millions of cells in the brain. To be really sure that was accurate, I checked out some websites. I was a bit inaccurate. There are actually about 100 billion neurons (a billion equals a thousand millions) in the brain, and each has thousands of connections to other neurons, so there's trillions of connections!
Lots of comparisons to a computer are out there too. There are plans (hopes) to map those neural connections like the human genome project did for DNA, but the sheer number of connections (synapses) is staggering.
You can actually choose to strengthen the connections where thought takes place between your brain cells, primarily through clean living - avoid drugs/alcohol, stay healthy, get physical exercise (same old advice - still important).
Oh, and continue to exercise your brain - which you're kind of doing when you read this blog and try to think things through.
Oh, and continue to exercise your brain - which you're kind of doing when you read this blog and try to think things through.
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