Neurologist@mander.xyz to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoI'm literally a thinking lump of fatmander.xyzimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down111
arrow-up1358arrow-down1imageI'm literally a thinking lump of fatmander.xyzNeurologist@mander.xyz to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoThe brain is not a “lump of fat”. If you desiccate the brain, most of what’s left are lipids, yes, but at that point you are not conscious anymore. The brain is a mix of proteins, carbohydrates, water and fat.
minus-squareTeamAssimilation@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·2 months agoA lump of mostly fat then? Seems needlessly specific.
minus-squareporous_grey_matter@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoMostly water, in that case
The brain is not a “lump of fat”. If you desiccate the brain, most of what’s left are lipids, yes, but at that point you are not conscious anymore. The brain is a mix of proteins, carbohydrates, water and fat.
A lump of mostly fat then? Seems needlessly specific.
Mostly water, in that case