Mouse, insect or worm — in all these creatures, the same principle guides the formation of super strong connections between neurons in the brain, a new study confirms. The research helps validate the idea that, regardless of species, there's a universal mechanism that underlies how brain networks form.
Different animals carry contrasting numbers of neurons in their brains, ranging from hundreds in worms to tens of billions in humans. Neurons form connections with each other, called synapses, that enable information to pass from one region of the brain to another in the form of electrical signals. Together, these connections form a network that enables animals to function and process information about the world.
