Why Does the Brain Consume So Much Energy?

#Energy #Health #Brain #Biology

[whatsupfuckers]

My body gets easily tired, because i sleep only 0-7 hours a day. And i have severe anxiety. So that takes a lot of energy too 😰

[nedcrouch]

My question is, how much of our brain energy is consumed with modern human behaviors compared to the brain energy consumption of a person from the beginning of the neolithic explosion? The neolithic explosion began about 11, 000 years ago, and what we have developed since then is considered by paleoaanthropologists to be
"modern human behavior." Many will tell you that we developed smaller, better-crafted arrowheads, and that's "modern human behaior." But MBH is much more complex: we have learned to live in larger groups; we have learned to perform much more complex tasks (upgrading computer operating systems); we have changed our language in previously unimagined ways. And those changes continue! Language and language processing continues to evolve. A mere 500 years ago, we hadn't developed the ability to use paranthetical expressions. Heroditus showed us the way: "(According to those who were there at the time) the Phonecians started it." By deferring an exhaustive explanation of who, what and why a conflict got started, he was able to advance the inquiry. Today, Heroditus is referred to as the FIRST historian. He went on to cite his sources any time he could. This was an intellectual leap.This kind of linguistic development continues today. So, what price do we pay in terms of expenditure of brain energy, in all this modern thinking? I wouldn't speculate! I would encourage a multi-disciplinary approach to examining brain energy concumption based on "modern human behavior" as it evolves. An approach might bring together anthropologists, neurologists, functional MRI operators, and linguists.

[lucasreynannascimentolima]

Thanks for cc. I'm learning English e u guys help me so much!

[zaidsheikh]

That will count as the reason I am not gaining weight?

[amierhassandimacuta]

I'm a Muslim and I have huge respect to Science and Technology.

[RelaxHERE-zkts]

Well.. may be during sleep we move our body many times without even knowing in which position we slept and in which we wake up ..
I think it is also controlled by brain and still need normal energy levels

[dmac]

The operating system consume most of resources or battery life..😂

[wangkeapkonyak]

U r wrong! Brain is responsible 4 being alive, every organ has connection wit the brain n all together, at the same time n all at once, the brain is working every single second to keep every organs alive. Due to this multiple tusk it consumed a lot of energy

[springteen]

The brain doesn’t need too much fuel but if it’s coming from carbs then it won’t be able to stop the incoming flood of energy from carbs. There for its better to use ketones as energy cause the use of ketones is regulated by the brain only use as much as need it with out wast nor storage.

[Z_kun]

This is why you can't call someone "lazy" because legit there body is burning calories.

[zindubunawa]

The complexity of brain amd nervous system is an undeniable sign of existence of a creator (God) ..
how this comes by concidenc ??!!