- GluWu ( @GluWu@lemm.ee ) English13•1 month ago
This is why I just stopped thinking
- I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) English7•1 month ago
Switched to Fox News?
- henfredemars ( @henfredemars@infosec.pub ) English13•1 month ago
Is it true that thinking harder actually consumes more sugar?
- remotelove ( @remotelove@lemmy.ca ) English3•1 month ago
Heck yeah it do. The brain is powered by glucose, and more brain activity will use much more of it. Jokingly, it’s how I can tell a new engineer from one that is extremely experienced: A bright young engineer is usually skinny from problem solving all day. An older one is likely stuck in more meetings where brainpower is a liability and is probably on the heavier side.
Also, as an occasional eater of magic mushrooms, I keep packs of glucose in the house that are typically used for diabetic emergencies. Psilocybin pushes a brain into overdrive and causes my blood sugar to nosedive. (There are studies about possibly using psilocybin as a diabetic treatment to improve pancreatic function, btw…)
- jet ( @jet@hackertalks.com ) English2•1 month ago
Maybe, the brain can metabolize sugar or ketones. Kinda like a hybrid car that can run on gas or batteries.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/molecular-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2021.732120/full
- IsoSpandy ( @IsoSpandy@lemm.ee ) English1•1 month ago
Yes. Look at how many calories professional chess players are burning by just sitting and playing chess. You will be shocked.
- EABOD25 ( @EABOD25@lemm.ee ) English7•1 month ago
Explains my hypoglycemia
- Queen HawlSera ( @HawlSera@lemm.ee ) English2•1 month ago
Wait it does!?!?! No wonder I’m always tired when I’m off my ADHD meds
- QuentinQuiver ( @QuentinQuiver@slrpnk.net ) English0•1 month ago
Eat loads of shit, think loads of shit