the percentage of the brain that people actually use -- once estimated to be 10% -- is now approximately 8.2% and falling. Are we getting dumber and dumber or what?
2007-02-01 09:13:43 · 15 answers · asked by taker_of_souls 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
not true. If we only used 10% of our brains that would be en exercise in extreme inefficiency, which the human body was not designed for. That theory was proven false quite a while ago.
2007-02-01 09:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by My Dog Rowdy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's absolutely false.
The thing about using 10% of our brains is a MYTH. And it's false. We use much more of our brain than that. If we could only use 10% of our brain, we'd all be dead by now. We use ALL of our brain, just not all the time.
A lot of people here seem to blame technology. It's not like we use our brain just when we have to think. Doing anything - breathing, moving your arm, typing, walking, etc. uses your brain. And besides, when given new technology, we use our brains to figure out how to work said technology.
2007-02-01 17:19:44 · answer #2 · answered by LexiSan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With the way that people use gadgets ie computer, calculators, cell phones, its a wonder why most don't literally have brain damage. Technology makes math which is most of what are brain contains, and basically flushing it done the toilet. We no longer have the ability to add 2 and 2 together without a calculator.
2007-02-01 17:19:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.. We use computers and calculators a lot.. We forget about stuff and we do other things then studying.. We are getting dumber and dumber or let me just say that maybe we aren't. We are just ignorant to some things in life..
Have a nice day!
2007-02-01 17:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by DARIA. - JOINED MAY 2006 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's all this multitasking that I'm forced to do! Work! Answer emails! Answer two phones! IM! Answer questions on Yahoo! Answers! UGH! I'd rather be watching TV. Is there anything good on?
2007-02-01 17:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by Shibi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe it, now days we have calulators, google to search things for us, the more technology we gain, the more useless our brains are.
2007-02-01 17:17:25 · answer #6 · answered by Cartman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's only on Yahoo answers âª
2007-02-01 17:16:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe it, check out some of the retarded questions here and the way people spell even with a check spelling button right in front of them.
2007-02-01 17:17:21 · answer #8 · answered by jenny 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow, I think we are on the computer a lot and we watch too much t.v. =)
2007-02-01 17:17:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yoyu must be cos i aint im inteligant hehe LIBA !!!
2007-02-01 17:17:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋