Portal:Neuroscience/Did you know
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...that the human brain contains more than 100,000,000,000 (100 billion) neurons?
...that nerve impulses can travel at 120 meters/second?
...that the amygdala plays an important role in the processing and memory of emotional reactions?
...that Prozac acts by inhibiting reuptake of serotonin in brain neurons?
...that some neurons are over a meter long?
...that the cerebellum (the region behind the brainstem) contains half of the neurons in the brain?
...that when areas of the brain are damaged other areas can actually take over the job of the damaged area?
