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The neuron is the fundamental unit of the brain, where its inherent noise contributes to the brain's overall noisy nature as described in [1], and its firing activity is governed by the complex input balance within the brain as noted in [2].

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The evolution of human-type consciousness – a by-product of ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 1 fact
claimThe neuron is inherently noisy, making the brain a noisy system at every level of examination.
Action potentials and synapses - Queensland Brain Institute qbi.uq.edu.au Queensland Brain Institute 1 fact
claimIn an intact brain, the decision for a neuron to fire an action potential is determined by the balance of hundreds of excitatory and inhibitory inputs received by that neuron.