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does the brain consume more glucose when thinking compared to just idling ?

>> No.10449886

>>10449871
ur mom consumes more cock haha

>> No.10449889

>>10449886

hey hey keep my mom out of this

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10449892

>>10449889
ur dad consumes more cock haha

>> No.10449897

>>10449871
Central nervous system fatigue is a bigger factor since nerves signals are dependent on neurotransmitters but yes, the action of firing requires energy and thinking illicit more neural activity

>> No.10450586

>>10449897
>thinking illicit more neural activity
What about legitimate thoughts instead?

>> No.10450629

>>10450586
That's another bag of worms but the more efficient you are the less energy you expend, if you're facing a trained task versus a novel task. Our brains strive for efficiency and we have to push them to get outside of that

>> No.10450635

Calories