What process in the brain consumes most of the ATP that is produced?

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The maintenance of membrane potentials, particularly in neurons, consumes a significant amount of ATP in the brain. This ATP is used to power sodium-potassium pumps that maintain the concentration gradients across cell membranes. While movement of actin/myosin and active transport of glucose and amino acids also require ATP, they do not consume as much as the maintenance of membrane potentials. Cellular growth is also an energy-intensive process, but it is not specific to the brain and does not necessarily consume more ATP than the other processes listed.

What Process in the Brain Consumes Most of the ATP