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. 2022 Jan 4;34(1):9-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.12.006.

More than meets the eye: The metabolic state of the body shapes visual sensations

Eva Maria Meier Carlsen  1 , Rune Nguyen Rasmussen  2
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More than meets the eye: The metabolic state of the body shapes visual sensations

Eva Maria Meier Carlsen et al. Cell Metab. .
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Abstract

How body metabolism impacts sensory processing in the brain remains unresolved. In a recent study in Neuron, Padamsey et al. (2021) revealed that when the body is food restricted for several weeks, neurons in the visual cortex reduce their energy consumption at the cost of response selectivity and visual performance.

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