The Effects of Glucose on the Brain

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My dad had to get a PET scan like a cancer patient would. It is exactly the same process. Your brain uses glucose, you know, as it works. Whatever part of your brain is working the hardest is going to use the most glucose. And then what happens is after that period where we've shown them the stimulus, which we only have about 15 minutes or so to do that,. We can anesthetize the bird and put it in the scanner. Then once the scanner is done, we can take the bird out,You know, keep it while it wakes up. And then it's free to go. Bye.

Crows have funerals? CROWS HAVE FUNERALS. The inky black bird with the big brain warns and maybe mourns around their fallen friends and Dr. Kaeli Swift is here to tell us all about it. As an avid wildlife researcher and corvid specialist, she's observed death behaviors that will shock you to your bones and ruffle your hackles -- while somehow also making you cry about peanuts. Also: so much inspiration to keep being yourself and to work hard toward what you love. She is a hero.

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