What appears to be a cute and cuddly sea creature is actually a neuron!

Neuron Brain Cell by Nerdbugs is a light blue plushie version of one of the approximately 100 billion neurons that make up your brain. This little neuron is blushing and happy.

Neurons are responsible for receiving sensory input and being the messenger from the body to the brain. They’re smaller than the period at the end of this sentence, and move remarkably fast. They travel up to 166 miles per hour, completely going beyond the capacity of your car’s speedometer.

This plushie version of a neuron as seen on Etsy is an amiable pal.

Neuron is completely soft and huggable. It is designed in Wisconsin by “a team of nerds.” It measures 8 x 10 x 12 inches.

Nerdbugs offers a full line of plushies inspired by elements of the body, including spine vertebrae, anatomical lungs, hearts, kidneys, brains, livers, intestines, gallbladders, thyroids, as well as a tooth, brain, stomach, an eye, and a uterus.

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