> The researchers were able to “travel” through the resulting 3-D
> mosaic and observe different colors corresponding to different
> synaptic types. Observed in this manner, the brain’s overall
> complexity is almost beyond belief, said Smith. “One synapse, by
> itself, is more like a microprocessor —with both memory-storage and
> information-processing elements — than a mere on/off switch. In
> fact, one synapse may contain on the order of 1,000 molecular-scale
> switches. A single human brain has more switches than all the
> computers and routers and Internet connections on Earth,” he said.

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