November 27, 2010 / Energy Homeostasis, Energy Substrates, Glucose, Ketone bodies, Neuroprotectors
Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Improve Cognitive Function and Support In Vitro Synaptic Transmission During Acute Hypoglycemia (1) The brain can use alternative fuels such as monocarboxylic acids, lactat
July 19, 2010 / Energy Homeostasis, Energy Substrates, Excitatory GABA, Methodology
In the brain, neuronal electrical activity and intricate metabolic energy provisions are closely related. Although both functions have been painstakingly researched by electrophysiologists and biochem
June 19, 2010 / Astrocyte–neuron ketone shuttle, Astrocyte–neuron lactate shuttle, Energy Homeostasis, Energy Substrates, Excitatory GABA, Methodology
On discrepancies of data from experiments on brain slices, in toto, and in vivo Let's start with the fundamental differences between environments depending on the types of experiments. (See Commenta
March 17, 2010 / Energy Homeostasis, The selfish brain, Theories
The unique position of the brain as a body organ is characterized by: 1. its chemical isolation from the rest of the body by the blood-bran barrier 2. its high energy consumption: though weighing
February 17, 2010 / Energy Homeostasis, Ketone bodies, Lactate, Pyruvate
In addition to glucose, other substrates must be considered along with fuel interactions, metabolic challenges, and cerebral maturation. (1) Ketone bodies are major metabolic fuels of the brain o