Thursday, August 4, 2011

Why Aren't We Smarter?

Bullmore uses brain-imaging techniques to look at how much energy the functioning brain uses. Noggins are extremely expensive, energy-wise, he noted: Though they take up only 2 percent of our body mass, they burn 20 percent of our energy. [Read: Inside the Brain: A Journey Through Time]

Read more at www.lifeslittlemysteries.com
 

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