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Question #150610. Asked by
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Last updated Feb 10 2024.
Originally posted Feb 09 2024 8:58 PM.
The energy output of the resting adult human body is equal to the power of a 100 W electrical light bulb. Remarkably, the brain alone consumes 20% of the body's chemical energy, even though it accounts for only 2% of the body's mass. Metaphorically speaking, we all have a 20 W light bulb burning in our head, even when we lie still in complete darkness doing physically nothing.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816633/ https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/brain-inspired-computing-can-help-us-create-faster-more-energy-efficient https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-the-brain-need-s/|
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