Metabolic demands, sensory deficits: Tradeoffs in times of scarcity

Alexa D Faulkner; Christian R Burgess

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2021.12.011

Metabolic demands, sensory deficits: Tradeoffs in times of scarcity

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

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Alexa D Faulkner¹, Christian R Burgess²

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¹ Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Molecular and Integrative Physiology Department, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
² Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Molecular and Integrative Physiology Department, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: crburge@umich.edu.

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.

Metabolic demands, sensory deficits: Tradeoffs in times of scarcity

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