Do you know that we are using only ~9% of our brain.
2006-09-28 19:46:50 · 9 answers · asked by tomo 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
I am sorry but it is simply not true that we only use 9% of our brain. This is a myth that has persisted for long time. The human body is simply not that wasteful. We can map out our brain activity using MRIs and the percentage of brain usage is much closer to 100%. What we can do is improve capacity, due to the plasticity property of the brain, which allows the neurone network to reorganise and restructure itself as part of a continous process that will last our entire lifetime. MRI scans of London taxi drivers, who have an awful lot to memorise, with all those tiny streets, has shown increased development in specific regions of the left hemisphere of the brain, closely associated with memory. It is the left part of the brain that controls the higher functions , such as emotion, memory, intelligence, etc
2006-09-29 06:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by MrSandman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though we are appraise that we use only 9% of our brain, some intricate thinking and rationalising, horizontal thinking, creativity and other higher level performance of humans may be related with the other part of the brain. It may be used as a big cluster of computers, which may work for a very small fraction of time, so that we are unable to detect the working with our current technology.
The clue can be had from the way the neurons are connected and the way neural networks can work in a synchronised way. (Ref. Artificial Intelligence)
2006-09-28 19:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by natanan_56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the stories that say we are only using x% of our brain are urban myths. what it comes from is the fact that when this myth arose we only knew what a small amount of the brain did, and much is still a mystery.
2006-09-29 03:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by Sam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello i heard it was only 3 to 5 % the rest stores up everything we ever saw or heard on this ginormous micro chip and we re live our lives when we are dead i have the meaning of life cracked and am putting out in my book next year please GOD
2006-09-28 20:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by The SQuire 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cite your source. That misinformation has been spread around for years. REAL studies show that we all use most of our brains most of the time. Doesn't show though does it?
2006-09-29 02:06:52 · answer #5 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True, but to be fair after the amount I drink, heading a football etc thats probably all thats still working properly!
2006-09-28 19:50:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people aswering on here use less than that, Including me
2006-09-28 19:53:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be a child.
2006-09-29 00:17:27 · answer #8 · answered by dhandhorchee - 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speak for yourself! lol
2006-09-28 19:50:33 · answer #9 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋