Sensory neurites in the heart

The first I heard of this is today.

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@KellyJay
Good news and not so good news, it is great there is a backup bunch of cells that can monitor our bodies and heart, the not so good news is a fruit fly has some 3 or 4 times as many brain cells but that brain has to handle some really complex things like flying, not running into stuff, identifying food sources and such while those 40 odd thousand human heart brain cells has only to deal with heart issues and maybe vital sign issues, like body temperature and the like.
But how much actual computation can go in with a cell count 1/4th of a fruit fly?

@sonhouse said
@KellyJay
Good news and not so good news, it is great there is a backup bunch of cells that can monitor our bodies and heart, the not so good news is a fruit fly has some 3 or 4 times as many brain cells but that brain has to handle some really complex things like flying, not running into stuff, identifying food sources and such while those 40 odd thousand human heart brain ...[text shortened]... ure and the like.
But how much actual computation can go in with a cell count 1/4th of a fruit fly?

@sonhouse said
@KellyJay
Good news and not so good news, it is great there is a backup bunch of cells that can monitor our bodies and heart, the not so good news is a fruit fly has some 3 or 4 times as many brain cells but that brain has to handle some really complex things like flying, not running into stuff, identifying food sources and such while those 40 odd thousand human heart brain ...[text shortened]... ure and the like.
But how much actual computation can go in with a cell count 1/4th of a fruit fly?

@KellyJay
The surprising thing scientists have found is just how powerful a single neuron is, so even a small number like in the heart, they can do interesting things working together.

@sonhouse said
@KellyJay
The surprising thing scientists have found is just how powerful a single neuron is, so even a small number like in the heart, they can do interesting things working together.

@KellyJay
https://alleninstitute.org/news/quantum-mechanics-and-the-puzzle-of-human-consciousness/#:~:text=Roger%20Penrose%2C%20a%20Nobel%20Prize,microtubules%2C%20might%20weave%20these%20moments

This talks about the role of quantum physics in consciousness.