I have to say that I find it extremely difficult
to imagine how anyone could detect an "extra"
40,000 brain cells, even as an average,
considering that the average brain contains 100
BILLION neurons.
There is considerable evidence to indicate that
what's important is the number of connections
rather than the number of neurons, but frankly I
don't think anybody knows enough about the brain
to say, "If X [=brain cells, connections, bla bla
bla], then Y [intelligence, empathy, bla bla
bla]."
Vonda
>Maryelizabeth wrote
>Only if one believes the recent study that (IIRC) states that men have
>something like 40,000 more brain cells than women. ...
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