Metabolism comprises a series of interconnected pathways that can function in the presence or absence of oxygen. Aerobic metabolism converts one glucose molecule into 30-32 ATP molecules.

In this issue of Nature Metabolism, Kumar et al. reveal that synapses can tap into fatty acid metabolism to fuel ATP production and maintain synaptic activity when glucose is limited.

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