Glial cells, not neurons.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/guest-blog/human-brain-cells-make-mice-smart/
Human glia derived myelin sheaths are better, faster, and, in some mutants, can repair damaged sheaths better than rodent ones. Since myelin is what makes the action potential travel fast and efficiently along a neuron, this means smarter mice. Since there’s generally very little immune activity in the CNS, you have a much lower chance of rejection.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6700730/#ABS1title
Thank you, that’s incredible!
I think so Brain, but who’d want to watch Snow White and the Seven Samurai?
Me.
Narf.
His name is Robert Paulsen.
Truly, a vocal master
The beginning of Flowers for Algernon, or how I was introduced to the story through the movie Charly.
That story was amazing but so crushingly depressing, highly recommend
Flowers? Depressing? Why?
Being intelligent and aware of everything and then having that intelligence slowly taken away from you, feeling your mental capacity diminishing day by day while still having the awareness that it’s happening, it’s pretty heavy stuff. It really brings to mind my grandmother’s decline after she got Alzheimer’s, she was slowly losing herself and for a long time she knew it was happening and it was painful to watch, not to mention how brutal it must have been to experience it.
Flowers for Algernon is an amazing story, but it hits pretty hard after watching it in real life.
Anyone who has had to watch someone decline from Alzheimers or ALS may benefit from watching Toxic Puzzle.
ALS and Alzheimers both have roots in an ecological toxin that has no $pharmacy$ quick-fix.
Yes, available on Netflix. Or free streaming from their website: toxicpuzzle.com
Both good, but let’s not forget this legendary modern retelling:
https://youtu.be/gmOzR2AOqfw
Deleted because I should have scrolled down for “Narf!”
Point!
Poit!
Wasn’t there a mutation in humans that increased the max. connections per neuron, with the cost of more, uh, faulty products?
Edit: asked ChatGPT, confirmed it somewhat but can’t search the net.
The study you are referring to might be related to research on the evolution of the human brain and the structural differences in neurons compared to other primates. One notable study published in 2012 by a team led by neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel found that humans have a higher number of connections per neuron in the cerebral cortex compared to other primates.
don’t ever use chatgpt as a source. use it, yes, but always verify with REAL sources.
