is it human just using 10% mind power of our brain?

Question

umm, is it human just can use 10% of our brain? i din mean something like mind power but just like the brain cell in our brain, is it we only using 10% brain cell and another 90% brain cell we r not using? lolx just a question here, anyone can answer me?

Answer 1

Actually, this is a misunderstood myth.

It sources from 2 misunderstandings. First, we never use 100% of our brain at the same time (i.e. different activities stimulate different neurons at different times). And, second, a good portion of our brain (perhaps 60-80%) are connections. Think of it like an airport hub system, where the hubs allow people to connect to the more remote places where fewer people travel.

Also, just to back this up from a logic perspective, it really would make very little sense evolutionary wise that 90% of the brain would be wasted. And, in fact, through evolution, our brains have been getting larger, not smaller.

Furthermore, when there are some people who are able to recover from serious brain injuries, it is more driven by new connections being formed, rather than new brain cells being created.

Hope that helps explain things.

Answer 2

Dr. James W. Kalat, author of the textbook Biological Psychology, has another idea for the origin of the 10% myth. Dr. Kalat points out that neuroscientists in the 1930s knew about the existence of the large number of "local" neurons in the brain, but the only thing they knew about these cells is that they were small. The misunderstanding of the function of local neurons may have led to the 10% myth.

For more interesting facts, see the link below.

Answer 3

Honestly I think that theory of humans only using 10% of our brain is incorrect. If we only used 10% of our brain it would become smaller over time but just the opposite is happening. Think of this is an adaptation to demand and need. We lose what we do not use over time. Body hair for example is becoming less and less on humans due to the fact we normally live indoors where the temperature is more stable. We have an organ I beleive it is called the apendix that bursts in some cases due to it not being used. Over time this organ will not be part of the human anatomy. It is there to aid in the digestion of raw meat. Well humans in most civilized countries no longer eat raw meat with the exception of fish.

Answer 4

This notion of using only 10% of our brain - as well as countless others lies - are urban legends fueled by an uninformed media. There is absolutely no basis in truth for the assertion that we use just 10% of our brain - or that we have only 5 senses - or that the Great Wall of China is the only man made object visible from space - etc. I suggest we all stop watching TV.

Answer 5

The 10% story is pure myth, though even some otherwise intelligent people seem to believe it! Most people use all of their brain, just not necessarily all at once.

Answer 6

Nope, it's a myth. We use all of our brain, just not all the time. And no part of our brain allows us to walk through walls.

Answer 7

thats what my friend told me too. but i cant get it though. maybe he's right. im not even using my brain now.lol

Answer 8

as I know humanbeings are using %4 of their brains if we can use %7 or more we can be able to pass behind the walls ( may be wrong )

Answer 9

yes your correct but please leanr to word things better. Humans only use 10-13% of our brains. If we did use 100% we would all be geniuses wouldn't we

Answer 10

you are correct. we are using about 12% of our brain. It sounds strange, but biological correct.