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Lakshminarayan V. Chinta - Fields Institute - University of Toronto

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The Brain<br />

1μm<br />

capillary<br />

neuron<br />

astrocyte<br />

microglia<br />

2% total body weight<br />

Consumes 20% O2 and 25% <strong>of</strong> glucose available to the body<br />

Neurovascular Coupling:<br />

Changes in neuronal activity are tightly coupled to changes in blood flow<br />

and oxygenation

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