No more neuronal gibberish: How 100 billion nerve cells produce a clear thought or an action
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
We have approximately 100 billion nerve cells in our brains, all of which communicate with one another. Why do they lead to clear thoughts or purposeful actions instead of mere gibberish? The reason lies, among other things, in a small group of inhibitory nerve cells that can use the messenger GABA to curb the activity of other nerve cells, scientists say.