Beyond glucose: The brain may feed itself

About this episode

Recent findings suggest that myelin may act as an energy reserve for the brain, leading to a reevaluation of how the brain manages energy.

Myelin may serve as an energy reserve for the brain, according to recent findings, prompting neuroscientists to rethink how the brain stores, shares and protects energy.

Topics covered

• brain energy
• myelin
• neuroscience
• energy storage
• energy sharing

Keywords

• myelin
• brain
• energy reserve
• neuroscience
• energy storage
• energy sharing

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Organizations: neuroscientists

Products: Myelin

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