Fraction of basal metabolism required by brain growth prenatally
Value | 60 % |
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Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
Reference | Roth G, Dicke U. Evolution of the brain and intelligence. Trends Cogn Sci. 2005 May9(5):250-7. p.254 box 2PubMed ID15866152 |
Primary Source | Aiello, L.C. et al. (2001) In defense of the Expensive Tissue Hypothesis. In Evolutionary Anatomy of the Primate Cerebral Cortex (Falk, D. and Gibson, K.R., eds), pp. 57–78, Cambridge University Press |
Comments | The brain exceeds all other ‘expensive’ organs by its extremely rapid growth that prenatally requires 60% of basal metabolism, and this continues during the first year slowing down until the age of 7 years (primary source) |
Entered by | Uri M |
ID | 106136 |