The Brain Has a Low Power Mode That Blunts Our Senses

The observed changes in the flow of charged ions could be especially significant for learning and memory processes since they rely on specific changes happening at the synapses. Runa Nguyen Rasmussen, a neuroscientist at the University of Copenhagen noted that people vary in their leptin and overall metabolic profiles. The results open up brand new questions about how other physiological states and hormone signals could affect the brain.