List of Animals By Number of Neurons

List Of Animals By Number Of Neurons

This is a list of representative animals by the number of neurons in their whole nervous system and the number of neurons in their brain (for those which have a brain). These numbers are estimates derived by multiplying the density of neurons in a particular animal by the average volume of the animal's brain.

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