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Published online 23 November 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041122-5
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Energetic cells may have boosted the brain
Did rapid mutation of cell powerhouses guide our neural evolution?
A good brain needs lots of energy in order to function, and human brains are exceptionally good. Now geneticists have found that humans may also be exceptional in terms of the energy output of our cells, and are wondering whether this is linked to our intellectual prowess.
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