Correlation of nerve fibers in corpus callosum and number of neurons in cerebral cortex: an innovative mathematical model

ABSTRACT

Purpose/aim: It is estimated that 10⁹ bits/s information are processed in the human brain. The transmission of this huge amount of information requires all connections in the brain to be highly accurate and have order. The current study attempted to present a new aspect of order and proportion in the ultra-structure of the human brain and to calculate the degree of neural interdependence between the two hemispheres.Materials and methods: In this model, intensity of interdependence of the brain to hemispheres is estimated to be equal to the mathematical proportion of number of neurons in cerebral cortex divided by 2 (number of hemispheres), divided by number of nerve fibers in the human corpus callosum. Results: The calculated number is equal to 30–50 and it indicates that for every 30–50 neurons between the two hemispheres, there is a neural interconnecting bridge. Conclusions: This connection indicates that the brain's function output follows a mathematical relation.

KEYWORDS:

• Corpus callosum
• mathematical model
• cerebral cortex

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