NIH R01 · 2025
How do neurons coordinate alternative energy sources to meet the demands of computation?
Project Summary How do neurons coordinate alternative energy sources to meet the demands of neural computation? PI:Clandinin The brain is energetically expensive, a metabolic cost that is intrinsic to neural activity and hence a defining feature of how the brain computes. As a result of this energy intensive operation, the main methods for measuring changes in neural activity in humans, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), actually infer neural activity by measuring changes in blood flow, a proxy for local energy consumption. Moreover, many diseases that alter the efficiency and balance of energy production are characterized by profound deficits in brain function. However,…
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