Forjj is absolutely correct. The brain is like the rest of your body: you use all the parts -- just not all at the same time.
You certainly use all the parts of the brain, or else it wouldn't be there. In evolutionary and biological terms, the brain is a VERY expensive, energy-hogging, problematic piece of gear -- it would not be as big as it is if you were not using it.
You just don't the ENTIRE brain ALL AT THE SAME TIME,which is what gave rise to the myth. Different parts of it have different specialties, just as your hands and your knees and your ears all serve different functions. When they DO all fire at the same time in someone's head, that's called an epileptic seizure. Let the myth die.
2007-02-14 04:33:55
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answered by KevinStud99 6
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First of all we use all of our brain. Who ever started this theory never proven it to anyone. Like saying...90% of the Bilble never happened! Really.? what part? Where is the proof? Well, you know...blah blah blah..
This is a theory that should have been dispelled a long time ago because if this is true when they do brain surgery then they could cut out 90 % of your brain..or more and you would still be the same..Rubbish! You are not really wasting your brain. It is just like a computer you are not using it to the fullest compacity...the hard drives of most computer are left unused the same as the brain its still there but its your call if you waste it. Just have the desire to learn like Einstein..Edison, etc
2007-02-14 00:46:41
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answered by Anonymous
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that is a stupid myth that people just wont let go. check out http://snopes.com
1) Brain imaging research techniques such as PET scans (positron emission tomography) and fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) clearly show that the vast majority of the brain does not lie fallow. Indeed, although certain minor functions may use only a small part of the brain at one time, any sufficiently complex set of activities or thought patterns will indeed use many parts of the brain. Just as people don't use all of their muscle groups at one time, they also don't use all of their brain at once. For any given activity, such as eating, watching television, making love, or reading, you may use a few specific parts of your brain. Over the course of a whole day, however, just about all of the brain is used at one time or another.
2) The myth presupposes an extreme localization of functions in the brain. If the "used" or "necessary" parts of the brain were scattered all around the organ, that would imply that much of the brain is in fact necessary. But the myth implies that the "used" part of the brain is a discrete area, and the "unused" part is like an appendix or tonsil, taking up space but essentially unnecessary. But if all those parts of the brain are unused, removal or damage to the "unused" part of the brain should be minor or unnoticed. Yet people who have suffered head trauma, a stroke, or other brain injury are frequently severely impaired. Have you ever heard a doctor say, ". . . But luckily when that bullet entered his skull, it only damaged the 90 percent of his brain he didn't use"? Of course not.
2007-02-14 00:43:52
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answered by forjj 5
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Ten percent is just that. A percentage. The mind has endless capabilities, and needs excersize just like our bodies. Suggestions to expand mental capacities?
Less television, more reading, engage in healthy relationships, get proper rest, eat well, always learn new things, and make it a point in your life to defy that 10 percent - Anyone can.
2007-02-14 00:46:26
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answered by Future Doc 2
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Whats the other 90% used for!?!
2007-02-14 00:41:08
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answered by Girl 3
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think out loud
2007-02-14 00:38:20
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answered by booge 6
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