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New connections made by human brain cells
Our brain is the most fascinating and the most complex organ in our body.
Billions of nerve cells (neurons) and many times more contact points (synapses)
give it capabilities that no supercomputer can match, probably not even in the foreseeable future.
One of its most important abilities is its ability to learn.
Our brain cells are not - as previously assumed - only created at birth - on the contrary:
Even an adult brain can form new nerve cells into old age!
Around 1,400 new cells (neurons) are formed in the hippocampus every day.
Each individual nerve cell can connect with the help of dendrites (which can be up to one meter long)
with up to 30,000 other nerve cells.
The formation of new neurons
New connections made by human brain cells (Neuroplasticity). Neuroplasticity is an umbrella term for “all the physical changes that our experiences create in the brain”. (Duration 120 hours / 5 days)
This creates a communication network that can transmit information effectively and quickly.
(more than 500 times/sec.).
“Our brain is capable of constantly improving, adapting and integrating new cells into its networks [...]”
These newly formed neurons are more flexible than existing ones.
They can make new connections more easily.
This influences memory, learning and ultimately also intelligence.
The results suggest that our brain is capable of adapting, constantly improving and
integrating new cells into its networks.
* Hongjun Song - Perelman School of Medicine an der University of Pennsylvania Johns Hopkins University
The formation of new nerve cells in numbers
| Number o.n.a. brain cells | Number of days | Total cells | Number of connections | Capacity (IU) | IU/page | Total pages | Pages/Book | Books | Months | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,400.00 | 5,00 | 7,000.00 | 30,000.00 | 210,000,000.00 | 2,500.00 | 84,000.00 | 200.00 | 420.00 | 12.00 | 35.00 |
| 1,400.00 | 10.00 | 14,000.00 | 30,000.00 | 420,000,000.00 | 2,500.00 | 168,000.00 | 200.00 | 840.00 | 12.00 | 70.00 |
| 1,400.00 | 14.00 | 19,600.00 | 30,000.00 | 588,000,000.00 | 2,500.00 | 235,200.00 | 200.00 | 1,176.00 | 12.00 | 98.00 |
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