title: How doth the little busy bee: unexpected metabolism.
abstract: Brain energy metabolism powers information processing and behavior, much as electricity powers a computer. However, a recent study in insects suggests that this relationship is more interesting, causally linking aggressive behavior to energetics. These findings may also shed new light on aerobic glycolysis, a long-standing riddle of human brain physiology.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios Científicos (CECs), Valdivia, Chile. Electronic address: fbarros@cecs.cl.
authors.forename: L Felipe
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.affiliation: Program of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Jimena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sierralta
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Zürich, Switzerland; Neuroscience Center Zurich, University and ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D006019:Glycolysis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology