Number of neurons in cerebral cortex
| Value | 6.7e+9 neurons |
|---|---|
| Organism | Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes |
| Reference | Hart BL, Hart LA, Pinter-Wollman N. Large brains and cognition: where do elephants fit in? Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2008 32(1):86-98 p.93 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID17617460 |
| Comments | "With 682 cm^3 of cerebral cortex, humans are estimated to have 17.4 billion neurons in the cerebral cortex, elephants with 1800 cm^3 of cerebral cortex, 12.5 billion and chimpanzees with 161 cm^3 of cerebral cortex, 6.7 billion" |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109329 |