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Kaya von Eugen
@KayavonEugen
Researcher | Bird brain enthusiast (the cortex is overrated) | Animal activist
Sep 10, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Birds do it better: our latest work in @CurrentBiology shows their neurons consume 3x less glucose compared to neurons in the mammalian brain. Very excited to share the results of lasts years work with you! A🧵
authors.elsevier.com/c/1fjL23QW8R~d…
#Birds #Neuroscience #Evolution #SciComm Brain tissue is metabolically costly. This is mostly caused by expensive neurons that need a lot of glucose. Across mammals, the neuronal energy budget appears to be fixed.