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Apathy is not a quieter brain but a costlier one: apathetic people burn more energy simply deciding whether an action is worth it.

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  1. Masud Husain

    Professor of Neurology at the University of Oxford

    It's showing us that apathetic people use more brain energy when they're making this decision. They have a bigger activation energy barrier to overcome because when they're making that decision, the brain is consuming more energy. It's consuming more glucose when it's doing that.

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