Human Brain Minimizes Energy Expenditure And Integrates Gravity Into The Action Plan

ScienceDaily (Oct. 26, 2008) — When reaching for an object, the brain prepares neural commands sent to the target muscles to minimize energy expenditure, according to a study published in PLoS Computational Biology by neuroscientists and mathematicians from the INSERM and ENSTA.

How the human brain organizes and controls our actions is a crucial question in [...]