A trade-off between cognitive and physical performance, with relative preservation of brain function

A trade-off between cognitive and physical performance, with relative preservation of brain function

Debate surrounds the issue of how the large, metabolically expensive brains of Homo sapiens can be energetically afforded. At the evolutionary level, decreased investment in muscularity, adiposity and the digestive tract allow for a larger brain. Developmentally, high neo-natal adiposity and prefere...

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Main Authors: Daniel Longman, Jay T Stock, Jonathan CK Wells
Format: Default Article
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
SELFISH BRAIN
OXIDATIVE-METABOLISM
INDUCED HYPOGLYCEMIA
GLUCOSE-METABOLISM
ENERGY-METABOLISM
UPTAKE RATIO
BLOOD-FLOW
EXERCISE
SIZE
ENCEPHALIZATION
Biological Evolution
Brain
Cognition
Ergometry
Exercise
Humans
Male
Mental Recall
Models, Biological
Physical Functional Performance
Young Adult
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Other Physical Sciences
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/11815437.v1
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