[Buddha-l] from our mutual noggin

[Gary Gach]

Here's a draft of my working definition, which I thought I'd share with you
all, for its wonders:

 The *human brain *takes up 2% of the body's weight yet requires about 25%
>> of its oxygen. The number of states the brain is capable of at any given
>> moment is 1 followed by a million zeros. It contains more cells*(neurons)
>> *than stars in the Milky Way, and each has app. 1,000 points of
>> interconnection* (synapses) *with other brain cells, 100 trillion such
>> path-points in all, each firing from 1-100 times/second, simultaneously, and
>> with built-in feedback loops, enabling it to learn from experience and
>> change its structure* (neuroplasticity). *This adaptive process is
>> dependent on interaction with other brains, from early childhood development
>> on throughout life, thus confirming our inextricable and profound
>> interdependence.
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Gary