So apparently, a brain daydreaming or one fully immersed in a complex activity don't exhibit that much difference in energy usage, only consuming around 100 calories extra a day for mentally challenging activities.
Heck yeah it do. The brain is powered by glucose, and more brain activity will use much more of it. Jokingly, it's how I can tell a new engineer from one that is extremely experienced: A bright young engineer is usually skinny from problem solving all day. An older one is likely stuck in more meetings where brainpower is a liability and is probably on the heavier side.
Also, as an occasional eater of magic mushrooms, I keep packs of glucose in the house that are typically used for diabetic emergencies. Psilocybin pushes a brain into overdrive and causes my blood sugar to nosedive. (There are studies about possibly using psilocybin as a diabetic treatment to improve pancreatic function, btw..)
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FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 2y
But my doc says I can't burn calories by thinking about excercise?
veganpizza69@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
It's like the energy costs of those supercomputers used for modeling or training CNN models.
Yes. But you're not just a computer, so it's good to use the rest of your body. This isn't a cyberpunk dystopia yet.
henfredemars@infosec.pub · 23 pts · 2y
Is it true that thinking harder actually consumes more sugar?
knightly@pawb.social · 21 pts · 2y
Yes: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01005/full
sazey@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
So apparently, a brain daydreaming or one fully immersed in a complex activity don't exhibit that much difference in energy usage, only consuming around 100 calories extra a day for mentally challenging activities.
jet@hackertalks.com · 2 pts · 2y
Maybe, the brain can metabolize sugar or ketones. Kinda like a hybrid car that can run on gas or batteries.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/molecular-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2021.732120/full
IsoSpandy@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Yes. Look at how many calories professional chess players are burning by just sitting and playing chess. You will be shocked.
remotelove@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
Heck yeah it do. The brain is powered by glucose, and more brain activity will use much more of it. Jokingly, it's how I can tell a new engineer from one that is extremely experienced: A bright young engineer is usually skinny from problem solving all day. An older one is likely stuck in more meetings where brainpower is a liability and is probably on the heavier side.
Also, as an occasional eater of magic mushrooms, I keep packs of glucose in the house that are typically used for diabetic emergencies. Psilocybin pushes a brain into overdrive and causes my blood sugar to nosedive. (There are studies about possibly using psilocybin as a diabetic treatment to improve pancreatic function, btw..)
courval@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
A new conspiracy theory just spawned in my head about the push for zero sugar products everywhere..
BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world · 4 pts · 2y
Have a refreshing SodaPop Zero and tell me all about it.
GluWu@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 2y
This is why I just stopped thinking
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Teach me your ways, Master
nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 2y
become immortal then get launched into space by a ridiculously buff 18 year old british-american
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
...so step one is "become immortal“?
I think I'm gonna need at least one preliminary step 😄
remotelove@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2y
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EABOD25@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
Explains my hypoglycemia
veganpizza69@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Same. It took me years to figure out how to preempt it.
HawlSera@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Wait it does!?!?! No wonder I'm always tired when I'm off my ADHD meds
QuentinQuiver@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 2y
Eat loads of shit, think loads of shit