Energy frugal brain: Difference between revisions
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'''The brain is the most energy-demanding organ so the brain has evolved through time to reduce its energy exposure by the use of thinking shortcuts ([[heuristics]]).''' | '''The brain is the most energy-demanding organ so the brain has evolved through time to reduce its energy exposure by the use of thinking shortcuts ([[heuristics]]).''' | ||
Energy in the universe is finite, therefore one of the most important evolutionary pressures of gene transmission is energy efficiency | Energy in the universe is finite, therefore one of the most important evolutionary pressures of gene transmission is energy efficiency. | ||
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The brain is the most energy-demanding organ so the brain has evolved through time to reduce its energy exposure by the use of thinking shortcuts (heuristics).
Energy in the universe is finite, therefore one of the most important evolutionary pressures of gene transmission is energy efficiency.