You may have heard that the brain uses 20% of the body’s overall energy. Previously, scientists thought it might be because our synapses are firing, and we are thinking, feeling, imagining—and that took a lot of energy. But the brains in people in comas use similar amounts of energy. So, what is going on?
Find out in here on LiveScience.com what a new study suggests.
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