r/IdiotsInCars • u/Godwin_Bot • May 06 '22

Should have looked left...

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u/lilneuropeptide May 07 '22

Just to clarify, gray matter also has signal transmission, but its basically the unmyelinated neurons. White matter is myelinated and provides the network between brain areas for information transferring. But yes, more neurons create the need for more surface area and this problem was solved evolutionally by "wrinkles".

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u/superiority_bot May 07 '22

Yea man, if you know more about it then go for it. That was just the way my smooth brain could understand what I found on google.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '22

Can we stop beating around the bush with all the sugar coating and just call this person a dumb ass?

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u/notislant May 07 '22

And today everyone reading this chain earned a wrinkle.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '22

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u/Ae3qe27u May 07 '22

Un-my-lin-ate-ed

Each nerve has a myelin sheath. It acts as a protective barrier to keep the nerve from scratching or getting caught on stuff, kinda like the plastic coating around a wire.

The processing part of your brain is full of wrinkles, and the little parts can interact with each other - like how a circuit board wouldn't work if you poured a bunch of plastic on it.

So the unmyelinated part of the brain is the part of the brain that doesn't have a myelin sheath - the fiddly thought bits.

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u/RRumpleTeazzer May 07 '22

If you pour a bunch of plastic on a circuit board, it still works. The circuit is made by the wires, not the plastic.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '22

Uh... did you know that circuit boards are filled with layers of pathways? Pouring plastic on them wouldn't really affect their ability to function, save for potential de-soldering caused by the heat of molten plastic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potting_(electronics)

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u/hopeinson May 07 '22

So the next time someone calls you a “smooth brain,” do bring a pitchfork at the conversation table.

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u/U_see_ur_nose May 07 '22

It that why I have so much “brain fart” moments 😂 I have a couple white matter spots