I have heard that the human being only uses 10% of their total brain power on average. Where can I find more information about this, and some of the theories and ideas about untapped abilities in the human brain?
2007-08-20 00:23:58 · 4 answers · asked by cain's twilight 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
wow, even Bush bashing on a question like this, it amazes me. Please keep Bush out of this, this purely science related.
2007-08-20 00:31:07 · update #1
When you understand a little about how the brain works, you realize that this concept isn't very meaningful.
The IQ number is sometimes considered a comparison to your mental age with your physical age. So it is recognized that your mental capacity does change with age. But it is generally considered that your IQ doesn't change over time. Testing generally supports this. So it's really a measure of your mental capacity compared to the population as a whole.
I have somewhat of a contrary view. It is well established that your ability to perform various mental tasks improves with use and practice. Since these skills are both what intellectual activity uses, and IQ tests measure, regular mental exercise of various kinds should improve both mental capacity and IQ test scores. The converse, also well established, is "Use it or lose it."
More to the point of your question, I believe strongly that most people don't make anywhere near the best use they can of the mental capacity they have, whatever that is. It's the most wasteful of all laziness. Man leads the animal kingdom in intelligence. It's the human capacity that's of the most value to benefit society and to benefit our own personal condition. More so the uniquely human capacity to know God, but that's a whole other subject.
The main reason individuals have untapped metal abilities is that they don't bother to try to tap them, to develop them, and to figure out the best way to use them for the benefit of society and for themselves.
2007-08-20 15:04:31 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The extra 90% of the brain is used to run that 10%
2007-08-20 00:28:28 · answer #2 · answered by Sporadic 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The 10% figure is just an average, some people use more, some, like those who support Dubya Bush ,use very little
2007-08-20 00:29:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you used 100% of your brain it would be overloaded. If you looked at something all you would see would be be white light.
2007-08-20 00:43:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋