When the battery of computers and smartphones is low your screen it is getting dark And we’ve all seen that transaction speeds can drop quite a bit. Scientists have now revealed that a similar mode exists in people’s brains.

our brain in power saving mode Of course, it’s not something that happens right away. In order for this situation to arise, it is necessary not to get enough food, and the body weight must fall below a certain critical point. At this stage, the brain changes the way it processes information to conserve energy.

Our brain tries to conserve its energy.

Under normal circumstances our daily energy consumption Our brains, which are an important part of it, actually produce energy from the sugar called ATP (adenosine triphosphate). If we look at it from a historical point of view, it has been found that our brains, which have had to deal with prolonged migrations and famines, therefore take some precautions in case of prolonged hunger.

neuron from Edinbrough University in a study published in the journal Nathalie Rochefortexamined the visual skills of mice in terms of energy savings. Accordingly, those who do not consume enough nutrients for a long time and their body weight about 1 in 5 losses There was a change in the cells that perform visual processing in the brains of the mice. Neurons in this region reduced the amount of ATP used in their synapses by 29 percent.

On the other hand, this situation is not without its drawbacks. First of all, the ability to perceive details decreases. In addition, the perception quality of the images seen by the eye generally deteriorates. Simply put, our brain doesn’t want to waste a lot of energy. Downgrade from Ultra HD to 720p it detects.

In fact, people can see the effects of this situation in their own lives. earlier if you are very hungry or the fact that you don’t think about food until you don’t eat for a long time, or that you skip details while doing business, is actually a result of this situation. In its most basic form, the nerve cells in our brains increase the level of force necessary for the interaction of stimuli, skipping the small details. On the other hand, it doesn’t seem that this way of storing energy is causing any lasting change in our brains at the moment.