Neurobiology: Crowdsourcing CO2 to Conserve Brain Energy.
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Peer-reviewed
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Authors
St John Smith, Ewan
Park, Thomas J
Abstract
Naked mole-rats are adapted to living in a low-oxygen and high-CO2 environment. Elevated environmental CO2 inhibits brain activity and has acted as a selection pressure to reduce GABAergic tone, which in turn reduces energetic needs in a hypoxic habitat.
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Keywords
Animals, Brain, Carbon Dioxide, Crowdsourcing, Masks, Mole Rats, Neurobiology, Seizures, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
Journal Title
Curr Biol
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Journal ISSN
0960-9822
1879-0445
1879-0445
Volume Title
30
Publisher
Elsevier BV
