2006-06-13 06:56:40 · 10 answers · asked by Patrick V 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Our heads would blow up probably.
2006-06-13 06:59:32 · answer #1 · answered by sgrjackson1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of your brain as a piano.
It is impossible to utilize the piano 100% because the initial sound that is made when the piano hammer strikes the chord only lasts for "x" amount of time. Plus, there's 88 keys to maintain this with.
Your brain is very similar to this if you think of thinking/functioning as playing music.
I had a brilliant music teacher tell me this once, and I believe it applies here too: "In music, the rests are just as important as the notes you play." Same with thinking, "The time between synapse transfers is just as important as the synapse transfer itself"
Where would one thought begin and the other end if we utilized 100%? Also, think what would happen if a computer had ever single portion electrically charged - it wouldn't process, but rather just be "on".
Thinking and processing need time inbetween to rest - otherwise it wouldn't be thinking or processing but rather a forever state of "is".
2006-06-13 14:06:38 · answer #2 · answered by paco_el_milagroso 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not true (well, I guess it depends -- I know people who appear not to use their brains at all). Only a portion of your brain is dedicated to conscious thought, but a goodly portion is dedicated to autonomic functions (it would kind of suck if you had to consciously think about breathing every moment of every day, or stopto think about making your heart beat). some areas of the brain appear to be dedicated toward certain KINDS of thought (Wernicke's area and Broca's area just above the ears, for instance, which are active in processing language and speech), while the visual cortex processes imagery (and not surprisingly serves as a fertile source of dream material). Smarter people don't necessarily use MORE of their brains to think with, but rather possess the ability to use the same parts of their brains more efficiently.
2006-06-13 14:12:59 · answer #3 · answered by theyuks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can use 1/6th of our brain max at one time. Your nervous system would overload if the brain was firing beyond this capacity. An example is when a person has an epileptic seizure - the brain is flooded with positive charges and your system can't handle what is being delivered from the brain.
2006-06-15 05:54:00 · answer #4 · answered by jtapper218 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually a myth that we only use a certain percentage of our brains. In actuality, %100 of our brain is utilized, but only a certain percentage can be consciously accessed. (Memory, thought, etc...)
2006-06-13 14:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by weofui 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just what they're telling us.
Use the other 90% of your brain to figure it out.
2006-06-13 14:01:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other percentage is our subconscious. The part that makes a million assessments and adjustments and calculations that we're not even aware of.
2006-06-13 15:08:52 · answer #7 · answered by Guelph 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-13 14:00:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We use 100%! According to evolution---USE IT OR LOSE IT!
2006-06-13 15:55:20 · answer #9 · answered by Alexandra S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever seen what happens to a computer when its processor is fully occupied ??????????????
2006-06-13 14:01:38 · answer #10 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋