Andrew Huberman· PhD
Neurons connect to your body fat and can change the probability that that body fat will be burned or not.
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Neurons connect to your body fat and can change the probability that that body fat will be burned or not.
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body fat is not just a passive tissue. It actually receives input from neurons that release noradrenaline and adrenaline.