"A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections in a single cubic centimeter of brain tissue as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy."
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David Eagleman, Jeffrey J. Kripal, Comparing Religions, Wiley, 15 January 2014, p. 276.
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