> However, in that year UCLA neurosurgeons Itzhak Fried, mentee Rodrigo Quian Quiroga and others published findings on what they would come to call the "Jennifer Aniston neuron".[5][6] After operating on patients who experience epileptic seizures, the researchers showed photos of celebrities like Jennifer Aniston. The patients, who were fully conscious, often had a particular neuron fire, suggesting that the brain has Aniston-specific neurons.[6][7]
This is fascinating. How many celebrity neurons does my brain contain? What is the limit? I used to read Perez Hilton, what happened to the neurons for C list celebrities I forgot? Were they repurposed or is a Hilary Duff neuron just waiting there all my life until needed?
This is fascinating. How many celebrity neurons does my brain contain? What is the limit? I used to read Perez Hilton, what happened to the neurons for C list celebrities I forgot? Were they repurposed or is a Hilary Duff neuron just waiting there all my life until needed?