However, the real power of the central nervous system lies in the smooth coordination of large numbers of neurons. (science.sciencemag.org)
While people naturally lose dopamine neurons as they age, patients with PD lose a much larger number of these neurons and the remaining cells are no longer able to compensate. (sciencedaily.com)
In the most basic sense, the brain manages noise by using large numbers of neurons whenever it can. (discovermagazine.com)