Re:How insects like bumblebees do so much with tiny brains
by taneq on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @08:47AM
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That's interesting indeed - is there any chance there's a connection between ketone metabolism being more efficient and 'hungry intelligence'? http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/magazine/10section1C.t-1.h...
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Re:How insects like bumblebees do so much with tiny brains
by Nomentatus on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @02:48PM
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Note too that digestion is an extremely energy-intensive process, so that means less glucose to the brain (etc.) So much so that humans actually lose energy digesting raw meat.