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SUMMARY:How nervous systems are designed to be energy efficient - Simon La
 ughlin (University of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Philip Sterne
DESCRIPTION:Over the last decade it has become increasingly apparent that 
 energy usage limits the ability of nervous systems to process information.
  I will review these demands and assess their impact. I will then show how
  both modelling and experiments can be used to understand the basic biophy
 sics of energy efficiency. These results go some way to explaining how the
  human brain\, running of 15W\, outperforms supercomputers that are five o
 rders of magnitude more demanding.
LOCATION:TCM Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Physics
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