Will man be able, in the next 50 years, to use part of the remaining capacity of his brain?

Question

It is known that man only uses a small percent of the actual capacity of his brain. I wonder if man can handle at a concious level a mayor amount of information without becoming overwhelmed.

Answer 1

Why wait 50 years? You can start today utilizing an ever-increasing portion of your brain. Probably the most accurate statistic for portion of use is 1%.

To create new neural pathways, simply learn something you do not already know.( A language, a discipline of math or science, a new sport). In order to accommodate your request, your body will chemically etch new pathways in previously-unused portions of the brain.

It is a fair bet that if it slow, tedious and painful, you are entering into new territory. If it is a breeze, you are slacking and are simply prancing up and down old, tired corridors.

Most people avoid this process because, like all processes that involve growth, it is uncomfortable. So decide now...are you simply an earthworm that crawls toward pleasure and away from pain, or are you a champion willing to make your mind obey?

By the way, I practice what I preach; and it's gotten to the point that I almost welcome that familiar pain that accompanies learning. I also supplement my diet with methylcobalamin, a derivative of vitamin B-12 that specifically aids the growth of neurological tissue.

Answer 2

I doubt so, and if it does happen, not in fifty years. There doesn't seem to be a significant leap in the amount of brain power people use in the last fifty years. If you use all of your brain at once, you have a seizure, so I don't know if we are supposed to actually use more than a small percentage of the brain capacity at a time. Using too much could either be distracting or overwhelming.

Answer 3

when they say that we only use 10% of our brain, they don't mean that the other 90% just sits there. only 1 in 10 cells in the brain are neurons, which we use to think with. the rest are other brains cells that provide structural support and bring energy to the neurons. so, no, we won't be able to use part of the other 90% percent.

Answer 4

Sorry, Most of us men don't need the extra capacity in our big brains. If we needed the extra capacity, We can thank Konrad Zuse, for inventing the Z1 Computer in 1936. (Z1 Computer was the first freely programmable computer, that also started it all)

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Answer 5

I believe so , with the advent of virtual reality programs, drugs like LSD and techniques to stimulate various parts of the brain will become more common place and use full.

Answer 6

I think we use our whole brain, scientists just haven't figured out what or how it's used. Maybe in the next hundred years or so they'll find out. If we didn't use the rest of our brain, wouldn't it have eventually "evolved" away? (One point for the people who think macro evolution is insane)

Answer 7

Not in the next 50, your probably looking at the next 3000 years.

Answer 8

we only usy a small percent of the brain for conscious thought. We don't know what portion of the brain is used for unconcious thought.

Answer 9

The planet will no longer exist in 50yrs...and even if we had the ability to use our brain that way we would use it for something greedy and destructive...so it's probably a good thing.

Answer 10

nope 15% max in 50 years