How can you use more then 10 percent of your brain?

Answer 1

You do use more than 10 percent of your brain.

The old "we only use 10 percent of our brain" routine has been scientifically proven inaccurate by neurosurgeons and others in the medical field.

Here's a very interesting and informative article:

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html

Answer 2

Here's a theory on this one:

Consider playing a computer chess program and being able to see all the moves it is thinking about. It will quickly eliminate the "ineffective" moves because it judges them to be unimportant. So as it analyzes it quickly brings its mind to a closer point of deduction.

Now consider the brain. If you use 50 percent or more of your brain, you'd be thinking about your phone number while trying to think of something important, and if you use 10 percent (or something to that effect) you are only considering the best options.

So I would say, rather than trying to use more than 10 percent of your brain, consider using less than 10 percent of your brain. Filter out the excess and go straight to the outstanding decision which will generate the most effective outcome.

Answer 3

Our brain appears to have a biological need for variety. It refuses to function effectively for a long period on the same topic. Just as quite a few of us quickly answer a question based on first reflex and move on to the next.

This tendency makes our thinking shallow and incomplete. However, constant practice and habit can do wonders with any of our faculties, more so in respect of our brain. I think we can improve the utilization of our brain by creating a habit of the two important questions - 'why' and 'what else'.
Whenever we ask these questions repeatedly on the same topic, we get to understand something in greater depth and greater width - the 'why's providing depth and the 'what else' providing width. Through practice, it can be turned into a habit which would ensure greater use of our brain.

Answer 4

By listening to the teacher,
Doing your homework,
and Turn the TV Off!

Actually, If you could used ten percent of your brain, you would be a very intelligent person! It's not as important, how much of your brain you use, but how well you use what you have!!

Answer 5

The mind is enormous & complex. The conscious mind is just the tip of the iceberg. The subconscious is fathoms deep. But how do you reach it?

Well some people are able to tap into their subconscious through meditation & develop psychic or kinetic powers (though skeptics would doubt this is possible). I've never been able to meditate because I can't seem to clear my mind & think of nothing long enough to get into that relaxed state but apparently if you do get there, you open up a part of your mind you don't normally use & can then harness your personal power, changing your thoughts, health & life dramatically. People have been able to heal themselves of illnesses, accomplish more in life, improve their memory and every aspect of their lives. Some people develop psychic ability or are able to astral project (have out of body experiences) as a result of delving into the deeper recesses of their mind.

Hasn't worked for me, but I believe it's possible! Read up on meditation. Maybe it'll work for you! Good luck!

Answer 6

By constant efforts and training and use of Yoga on ecan improve the usage of the brain. But more important is not whether one uses only 10 % of brain but what part of taht 10 % is used for contructive purposes and for benefit of others.

Answer 7

Using Vipassana. It was a meditation technique, by Buddha, which appeals to even skeptics, due to it's scientific method of knowing one's psychological processes.

It is said that the ones who reached Nirvana(liberation) are the ones who have explored their minds completely, and reached a state of super-consciousness. I think when you do so, your whole self including your brain, is totally functional and under your control.

Here, I assume brain to be an important organic unit of mind.

There are various Various Vipassana Centres, originally founded by S N Goenka, where people got cured of various mental and physical disorders by this simple meditation that helps create self-awareness. For more information, visit http://www.vri.dhamma.org/

Answer 8

By living.
A normal person will use 100% of their brain during the day.

Answer 9

Read the book "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind" by Dr. Joseph Murphy D.R.S.,Ph.D.,D.D.,LL.D. It is an excellent book on how to contact your subconscious mind, it is really quite simple. By using your subconscious mind, you will activate more of your conscious mind.

Answer 10

Stop smokin' grass!!? Eat lots of "brain" foods like fish, spinach..avoid bumps to the head, and hope like h.e.l.l. your genetics are good, intelligent ones.