“Each neuron is capable of firing nearly once a millisecond, but activity averages only four times a second” “You have to ask: Why is this?”
from https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9633-calculating-the-speed-of-sight/ … more than a decade ago.
Though comparisons of today's congressional members are difficult to avoid. 
3:48 PM - 23 Mar 2017
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