The Brain | Everything You Need to Know
Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast
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The Evolution of the Brain
Most neurogenitive diseases have implicated free radicals in their pathogenesis. The brain uses glucose, lactate, ketones and it can but doesn't preferentially use fatty acids. It's just slower to use fatty acids for energy than glucose. So one uses more oxygen than any other animal with a brain.
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