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. 2022 Jan 19;110(2):183-184.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.12.011.

Metabolic demands, sensory deficits: Tradeoffs in times of scarcity

Alexa D Faulkner  1 , Christian R Burgess  2
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Metabolic demands, sensory deficits: Tradeoffs in times of scarcity

Alexa D Faulkner et al. Neuron. .

Abstract

The brain requires a lot of energy to carry out its functions at peak performance. In times of energy deficit, something has to give. In this issue of Neuron, Padamsey et al. (2021) explore how metabolic demands impact cortical coding by demonstrating the effects of food restriction on visual processing.

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