• Question: what is the hardest working brain cell

    Asked by FMB to Robert on 14 Nov 2015.
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      Robert Lees answered on 14 Nov 2015:

      Neurons are the hardest working brain cells, there are lots of types of neurons though. Of all the neurons, interneurons are probably the hardest working, a particular type of these interneurons called ‘basket cells’ wrap around other neurons and send loads of signals really quickly – about 120 a second when going full power.

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