• MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    If we are talking facts, neurons don’t use electricity, it’s a cascade of released ion potentials. Thats why nerves are so much slower than electrical signals.

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      2 days ago

      He should have said “power” not electricity

      Humans dissipate power in the range of old tungsten lamps - on the order of 100W at rest, brains use about 20% of that, so 20W - about the same as an energy efficient globe

      • Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        Hi. I’m just curious what part of the world you’re from that light bulbs are called a globe?

        Cheers.