((If this was true then why wouldn't the other 80% have gone away as a result of evolution? Are you saying that ancient man used more of the brain than now?
The premise just doesn't seem right...it's like saying I only use 80% of my fingers because I so rarely use my pinkys....but they DO get used in concert with the others all the time...it's just not the focus.
2007-02-07 11:50:05 · 7 answers · asked by stonerosedesigndotcom 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
That is actually a myth. You use 100% of your brain all the time. You may be consciously aware of only 10% or 20% (whatever the popular percentage is nowadays) of your brain activity, but the other 80- 90% is always working. Think of all the activity your brain has to mediate....sensation, perception, thoughts, movement, your circulatory system, your circadian rhythm....and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Almost every nerve cell in our brains is active most of the time. Scientists can detect this activity by measuring the electrical currents of nerve cells near the surface of the brain. More complex tests like PET (Positron Emission Tomography) can detect oxygen consumption, blood flow or glucose consumption (the sugar that is the brain fuel) by active neurons in all areas of the brain, not just the surface. Just about ALL of the human brain is busy all the time—even when we're sound asleep. If we only used 20% of our brains, most of those scans would be dark, but if you look at them, they are lit up with color and activity.
2007-02-07 11:53:41 · answer #1 · answered by psychgrad 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The actual myth was that the average human uses 10% of his /her brain. And geniuses like Einstein used at most 13%
It is nothing but a lie. They brought this lie about to make people feel as though they were possible vessels for "God-like abilities" IF only we could tap into that hidden 90% of brain power. They had people under the impression that if you could use 100% of your brain then you could know how to fly, warp time and space etc.
In reality we use 100% of our brain. Some are better and smarter than others, but we use our full capacity. Don't believe the hoax, it's been scientifically disproven!
2007-02-07 11:58:27 · answer #2 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
this myth is perpetrated by those trainers.
These trainers claimed that they have the secret on how to make full use of your brain so that you can remember and analyie all what you want to memorize and analyze
This is false hope
2007-02-07 12:19:26 · answer #3 · answered by sm bn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we need a Myth Busters Study on the matter.
2007-02-07 11:54:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
never did to me either. I think that number will change as we become more familiar with brain functions
2007-02-07 11:53:17 · answer #5 · answered by walter_b_marvin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a myth. Here is a good site that proves it:
http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm
2007-02-07 13:42:32 · answer #6 · answered by Evan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats wrong. we only use like, 10% of them. and as we evolve, actually, the % goes up. so the ancient man used less.
2007-02-07 12:35:58 · answer #7 · answered by blue print 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋