Fun fact: neurons are kept electrically negative or, more specifically, the resting membrane poential is negative [1]. It does this with a mechanism that exchan

Fun fact: neurons are kept electrically negative or, more specifically, the resting membrane poential is negative [1]. It does this with a mechanism that exchange sodium and potassium ions, a process that uses approximately 10% of the body's entire energy budget [2]. I think it'll be incredibly difficult simulate a neuron in a meaningful way because neurons, like any cell, are a protein soup. They're exchanging ions. those ions will affect the cell. The neuron's connections grow and change. [1]: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/human-biology/neuron-nervous-system/a/the-membrane-potential https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/human-biology/ne... [2]: https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=103545&ver=0 https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/bionumber.aspx?id=103545&...