Its been said humans use only 10% of their brain capacity. How would life be different if we used say 90%?

Question

Please give serious, thoughtful answers. Pinheads need not respond.

Answer 1

It is possible to use more of our cortical capacity, and the quote "Oh, my memory is not very good" is a farce because everyone's memory can be brilliant if only used in the right way. Likewise for analytical skills and intelligence. I would highly recommend the book listed in "source" below to anyone wanting to expand their intellectual powers.

You can remember amazing facts, numbers etc simply by associating them with vivid, colourful, tiny, immense or sexy items, even absurd items, because the brain has a natural tendency to remember such things. Also use all your senses to remember: sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch.

Answer 2

Perhaps we would be like aliens are depicted in movies with advanced technology such as space travel/living way beyond what we have now, time travel and more. I have heard many theories/stories including that with larger brain capacities, we would have the power of telekenesis etc. It's an interesting concept that I have thought about before but I honestly wouldn't have a clue what would really happen. I don't think any (or many) could say with complete certainty what life would be like. We could only theorise as it's not something we have actually experienced - yet.

Answer 3

Seriously. We use all of our brain, just not all of it at the same time. Different parts of the brain are used for different functions. The "10% use" notion is just a myth, perpetuated by misinformation. The brain is very resource-hungry, that is, it uses up a lot of energy. If we used only 10% of it, the other 90% would have been lost by evolutionary processes a long time ago.

Answer 4

We actually use 100% of our brain, so the question is irrelevant. However, as others have pointed out certain areas are used more for performing certain activities. The brain is divided into many distinct regions, each specializing in different tasks and functions.

One procedure that might interest you is the hemispherectomy, in which half of the brain is removed. There are plenty of reports out there on the operation that in some cases leaves patients to lead relatively normal lives.

Answer 5

that depends - if under brain capacity you mean memory, than we would probably have waaaaay much better memory - there probably wouldn't be deja vu and you'd remember the moment you went out of your mommy's belly (that would be pretty ... you know... embarrassing, right?), but on the good side, you wouldn't have to learn home if you listen in school, and ... i don't know... stuff like that... when a girl dumps you and she says "forget me", you would probably be in pain for life, so... there are good sides of our 10% "handicap", as well as there are bad. but i think if you are 90, you still can remember your childhood (a bit foggy, but it's 90 years), so what do you need that 90% for anyway? it's good like this and if it's not broken, don't fix it.

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Answer 6

Seriously, do you think that most of the people on
these sites even use the l0 percent of their brain
capacity. Most don't want to learn yet alone think
out situations logically. Secondly most use substance
and alcohol that are damaging to brain cells. Seemingly
if only 10 percent of the brain is used, it doesn't take much
to destroy the other 90 percent.

Answer 7

Thinking occurs on the surface of the brain. That's why there are so many folds. That 10% thing is something somebody made up in order to impress people, like polititions do today when they make up statistics in order to impress you.

Answer 8

Not true, I'm afraid.
At any one time, ~10% of the neurons in the brain are actually firing, but we *do* use all of it.
If many more of the neurons actually did fire at once, it would result in an epileptic seizure.

Answer 9

There is something to the notion of telepathy and psychic capabilities. Science is beginning to unveil some of it.