| Value |
30
μmol ATPs/g/min
|
| Organism |
Mammals |
| Reference |
Attwell D, Laughlin SB. An energy budget for signaling in the grey matter of the brain. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2001 Oct21(10):1133-45. p.1139 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID11598490
|
| Primary Source |
Braitenberg V, Schüz A (1998) Cortex: statistics and geometry of neuronal connectivity, 2nd ed. Berlin: Springer |
| Comments |
"For a total ATP usage at a mean firing rate of 4 Hz of
3.29×10^9 ATPs/s/neuron, the 9.2×10^7 neurons/cm^3
(approximately per g) in the neocortex (primary source) will have a specific energy usage of 30
µmol ATP/g/min." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108672 |