MichaelStJules comments on Why Neuron Counts Shouldn’t Be Used as Proxies for Moral Weight

[MichaelStJules]

I think children and babies actually have about as many neurons as adults, but also far more synapses/​connections.

https://​​extension.umaine.edu/​​publications/​​4356e/​​

https://​​www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/​​books/​​NBK234146/​​

https://​​en.wikipedia.org/​​wiki/​​Neuron#Connectivity

[CB🔸]

Oh, ok, I didn’t know that. Thanks for the link, this is surprising.

[Adam Shriver]

Thanks Michael!