I have heard people say that humans use only ten percent of their mental capacity.
If this is true, what is preventing us from using the remaining ninety percent?
2007-08-25 01:13:34 · 7 answers · asked by posttk421 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
We use different areas of our brain for different tasks, i think what is meant is we only use 10-20% of our brains at any one time even when performing highly complex tasks.
Also the brain is like a muscle and functions with greater ease and efficiency if regularly given strenuous workouts. Exercising the brain greatly decreases the synaptic spaces between the neurons enabling rapid information transmission.
2007-08-25 02:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by Nimue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Us...true, we ourselves are preventing ourselves from using the other ninety percent...nowadays people are too busy to find what really lies within them. I can easily say however we have improved a lot in this area. Wasn't there a time when human use 1 perent of their brain?
2007-08-25 09:47:31 · answer #2 · answered by Car freak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a popular myth. There is no real evidence to suggest that people only use ten percent of their mental capacity.
2007-08-25 08:26:01 · answer #3 · answered by senlin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read these articles about the 10-percent Myth:
2007-08-25 08:24:50 · answer #4 · answered by ElephantHop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heart of that notion before.
2007-08-25 08:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by Louise Smith 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Malted Hops and bong resin.
2007-08-25 08:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by J K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
television
2007-08-25 08:21:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋