Little Big Brain
The cerebellum contains
80% of the brain’s neurons, but constitutes only
10% of brain mass
Brain Behav Evol. 2018; 91(3): 158–169
https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/489943
John and Cho are talking about the following article:
Woman of 24 found to have no cerebellum in her brain


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John
So we know the brain isn’t just “neurons”

Cho
Indeed, there are many different types, with different functions

John
Describing the brain as “neurons” would be like describing the body as “cells” 🤭

Cho
Exactly, well said! 😉

John
So we do talk quite a bit about various types of neurons and Glia cells

Cho
Very good, that should be informative

John
What should we mention besides Interneurons , pyramidal cells , and rosehip neurons ?

Cho
Oh, but you’re forgetting all about the cerebellum! Purkinje and Golgi cells

John
Oops! You’re absolutely right, we were too much focused on the cerebrum 😊😊

Cho
That’s what most people do, they assume “brain” is actually just the two main hemispheres

John
Thanks for reminding us there’s more 😊

Cho
No problem 😉

John
But we’re not going to go into too much detail about the brainstem in this article

Cho
Fair enough, can’t do everything 😉

John
We do mention that the brain is mostly fat and water … 🧠

Cho
Well, that’s not very helpful … most types of cells are ..

John
… to introduce our next article topic: myths about the brain 🧠

Cho
Ah! Yes, I see why you would mention it then 😄

John
“We only use 10% of our brain”

Cho
🙄🙄🙄
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