Tilly goes to see her newborn nephew at the hospital. She is in awe of him and wonders how many neurons his brain has. What should her estimate of the number of neurons in the newborn's brain be?

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The human brain at birth is estimated to have about 100 billion neurons. This number remains relatively constant throughout life, although the connections between neurons change as we learn and grow.

Tilly Goes to See Her Newborn Nephew at the Hospital