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A recent Op Ed in the New York Times (February 23, 2013, David Engleman) aptly summarized the complexity of the human brain. «The Brain is composed of ~86 billion electrically active neurons, each connected to many thousands of neighbors. Each neuron relays information in the form of miniature voltage spikes, which are then converted into chemical signals that bridge the gap to other neurons. Most neurons send these signals many times per second. The complexity of such a system bankrupts our language; with our current technologies, we mostly detect an enigmatic uproar.»

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