Brain Electric Pulses: What Happens to the Pulse?

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The discussion focuses on the transmission of electric pulses from the body's senses to the brain and their implications for energy conservation. It is established that the brain consumes approximately 100 watts of power, with half of the body's heat loss occurring through the head due to dissipated energy. The conversation highlights the complexity of these electric pulses, emphasizing that they should not be analogized to electrical currents in wires. The lack of definitive studies on this topic is noted, indicating a gap in current scientific understanding.

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The senses in our body sends electric pulses to the brain. Once it reaches the brain, what happens to the pulse (in the context of conservation of energy)?
 
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The brain uses approximately 100 watts of power. Remember that half of the body's heat loss (the result of dissipated energy) is radiated from the head.
 
I don't believe there are any definitive studies on that. There are just a ton of chemicals you would have to account for. Although it makes a decent anaolgy, you shouldn't think of those pulses in the same way you think of a current in a wire.
 

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