Neurons, memory, RAM, hard drive, and cloud storage: Backup and keep your brain healthy

Image by TaranRampersad via Flickr Our memories are important to all of us. Memories are stored in our neuronal connections. And the healthier your brain the better your chances of keeping your memories, and not slipping into senile dementia of some sort. A reasonable amount of this blog is centered around keeping your brain healthy,…

How many neurons does a human brain have, and more importantly how many connections?

According to Wikipedia the human brain has between 50 and 100 billion neurons, and 1000 trillion connections. Now those are huge numbers. Now according to other respectable sights (university sites) the  human brain’s estimated number of neurons range quite widely: 10 billion,  100 billion, 200 billion. So maybe we don’t know the exact number but…