[sci.bio] Energy dissipation of human neurons.

wgh@ubbpc.UUCP (William G. Hutchison) (02/18/89)

 How much energy is required for normal firing of neurons in
the resting, awake state of an average mass healthy adult Homo Sapiens?
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mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) (02/19/89)

According to my notes from a Zoology course I took in college, the human
brain burns about one-half watt.