It's my understanding there are 150 trillion synapses in the human brain (give or take). Is there a way to calculate the cumulative width of all synaptic clefts associated with the synapses? I would expect that some would be shared by several synapses. At 20-40nm per synaptic cleft, 150 trillion of them would add up to a sizeable distance, which seems implausible, given the size of the brain's surface.Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to calculate this -- if there is one?
Is there any way to calculate the cumulative width of synaptic clefts?
neurobiology