Who stated this in the first place? What research is there to back this up? Do they mean only 10% at any one time because I'm sure using alot more would cause some sort of epileptic fit. Surely 90% doesn't do nothing at all.
2007-06-25 22:02:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I think the whole premise is absurd because how would you know just what your brain is capable of if you've ony used 10% of it. It doesn't make any sense. It's like saying "He has the potential to be a good student." If he/she isn't, how do you know he/she has the potential? with an I.Q. test? They don't predict anything other than how you would do on another I.Q. test.
2007-06-25 22:23:07 · answer #1 · answered by holacarinados 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the average person uses 10% of their brain, but elected officials in the government only use 2% and most of that is used to calculate how much money they are lining their pockets with!
2007-06-26 05:34:57 · answer #2 · answered by dburney_2000 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Imagine where we would be now if we used the whole human brain at it's maximum capacity. This is a romantic idea which will always persist in the imagination of people.
2007-06-26 05:35:09 · answer #3 · answered by L.S. 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know who stated this first, but it is false.
I've read quite a bit about the brain, and this myth is dispelled in most of the brain books.
2007-06-26 05:06:12 · answer #4 · answered by energeticthinker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, maybe those people do only use 10% of their brains and that's why they say and believe that theory.
2007-06-26 05:14:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a myth. We use all our brains and if only one part is damaged we can become vegetables...
2007-06-26 06:01:45 · answer #6 · answered by Josh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
90% of our brain is in sleepy condition, if u know how to break into it and use it, do tell me. :p
2007-06-26 05:08:46 · answer #7 · answered by moonrider 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just one of those "common knowledge" tidbits that is probably not true. I think I use all of mine, but hey I am no neural surgeon.
2007-06-26 05:07:02 · answer #8 · answered by Johnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we use 0.1 % of our brains
rest is intelligence not limited to the intellect
2007-06-26 05:11:41 · answer #9 · answered by jitin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋