Neurons May Be Up To 50% More Efficient Than Previously Thought

A recent publication in Nature has suggested that rather than being only 30% efficient, neurons, the workhorse cells of our brains, may be acting at up to 70-80% efficiency. This has heavy implications, considering that neurons consume approximately 20% of our body’s consumed energy. The question must now be asked: what exactly are those little thinkers doing with all that fuel?

Read the original publication in Nature.

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