人脑有大约8.6 x 10<sup>10</sup>(86亿)个神经元。<ref>{{ cite journal | vauthors = Herculano-Houzel S | title = The human brain in numbers: a linearly scaled-up primate brain | journal = Frontiers in Human Neuroscience | volume = 3 | pages = 31 | date = November 2009 | pmid = 19915731 | doi = 10.3389/neuro.09.031.2009 | pmc = 2776484 | doi-access = free }}</ref>每个神经元平均有7000个与其他神经元的突触连接。据估计,一个三岁孩子的大脑大约有1015个突触(1万亿)。这个数字随着年龄的增长而下降,到成年后趋于稳定。对成年人的估计有所不同,从10<sup>14</sup> 到 5 x 10<sup>14</sup>个突触(100到500万亿)不等。<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Drachman DA | title = Do we have brain to spare? | journal = Neurology | volume = 64 | issue = 12 | pages = 2004–5 | date = June 2005 | pmid = 15985565 | doi = 10.1212/01.WNL.0000166914.38327.BB }}</ref> | 人脑有大约8.6 x 10<sup>10</sup>(86亿)个神经元。<ref>{{ cite journal | vauthors = Herculano-Houzel S | title = The human brain in numbers: a linearly scaled-up primate brain | journal = Frontiers in Human Neuroscience | volume = 3 | pages = 31 | date = November 2009 | pmid = 19915731 | doi = 10.3389/neuro.09.031.2009 | pmc = 2776484 | doi-access = free }}</ref>每个神经元平均有7000个与其他神经元的突触连接。据估计,一个三岁孩子的大脑大约有1015个突触(1万亿)。这个数字随着年龄的增长而下降,到成年后趋于稳定。对成年人的估计有所不同,从10<sup>14</sup> 到 5 x 10<sup>14</sup>个突触(100到500万亿)不等。<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Drachman DA | title = Do we have brain to spare? | journal = Neurology | volume = 64 | issue = 12 | pages = 2004–5 | date = June 2005 | pmid = 15985565 | doi = 10.1212/01.WNL.0000166914.38327.BB }}</ref> |