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The brain uses a large share of the body's energy despite being only a small part of body weight.

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The brain is about 2% of body weight but burns roughly 20% of its energy — thinking is metabolically expensive, even when you feel you're doing nothing.

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Beyin, vücut ağırlığının küçük bir bölümünü oluşturmasına rağmen beden enerjisinin büyük bir payını kullanır.

Beyin, vücut ağırlığının yaklaşık %2'sidir; ama enerjinin kabaca %20'sini yakar — düşünmek, hiçbir şey yapmadığını hissettiğinde bile metabolik olarak pahalıdır.

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