Most of the human brain shows ongoing activity even at rest.
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The majority of a human's brain is almost always active.
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human brain
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At rest, the adult brain is ~2% of body weight and uses ~20% of the body’s energy.
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In adults under typical conditions, the human brain accounts for about 2% of total body weight but consumes about 20% to 25% of the body's glucose or energy.
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A 2025 single-cell cortex study found over 3,000 sex-biased genes.
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More than 3,000 human genes show sex-specific expression patterns in the human brain.
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At rest, the adult human brain consumes about 20% of the body’s oxygen.
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The human brain uses 20% of the body's total oxygen supply.
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