There are billions of neurons in our brains, but what are neurons? Jus…

Tim Berners-Lee
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There are billions of neurons in our brains, but what are neurons? Just cells. The brain has no knowledge until connections are made between neurons. All that we know, all that we are, comes from the way our neurons are connected. ✨ Weaving the Web. Book by Tim Berners-Lee, 1999.
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There are billions of neurons in our brains, but what are neurons? Just cells. The brain has no knowledge until connections are made between neurons. All that we know, all that we are, comes from the way our neurons are connected. ✨ Weaving the Web. Book by Tim Berners-Lee, 1999.

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