-- Posted by luvawithabrokenheart at 10:15 am on Mar. 8, 2008 As you should know, humans are only capable of using 10% of their brains, while Geniuses and Extremely Brilliant Scientists have been known to use up to 20%. The access to the larger parts of our mind has yet to be decoded, and no one is exactly sure how we can enter those parts of our brains that would make us capable of using 100%(including the conscious and sub-conscious mind.) So, are there any ideas on how we may be able to use all 100% of our brains? -- Posted by Khadgar at 10:17 am on Mar. 8, 2008 The 10% thing is incorrect. That's just silly science being wrong on so many levels. Who is to say what is "used" and what is "unused"? Some fucking electric signal mapping of the brain? Yeah, because we TOTALLY know everything about how the brain works. The 10% thing is wrong. -- Posted by luvawithabrokenheart at 10:20 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from Khadgar at 10:17 am on Mar. 8, 2008 The 10% thing is incorrect. That's just silly science being wrong on so many levels. Who is to say what is "used" and what is "unused"? Some fucking electric signal mapping of the brain? Yeah, because we TOTALLY know everything about how the brain works. The 10% thing is wrong. I believe you said that twice. It has been proven to be correct by the brain activity use over a period of years on several thousand test subjects. The normality of the situation is that average human beings do use 10% of their brains. I'm not saying we know exactly how the mind works, but we do know that humans do use 10% of their brains. -- Posted by telomere13 at 10:22 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from luvawithabrokenheart at 12:20 pm on Mar. 8, 2008 at 10:17 am on Mar. 8, 2008 I believe you said that twice. It has been proven to be correct by the brain activity use over a period of years on several thousand test subjects. The normality of the situation is that average human beings do use 10% of their brains. I'm not saying we know exactly how the mind works, but we do know that humans do use 10% of their brains. Are you willing to post any sources for this? Because I find it difficult to believe as well. -- Posted by carnage44 at 10:24 am on Mar. 8, 2008 The 10% is a myth. Studies have proven that we use our entire brain. Some more than others.   -- Posted by luvawithabrokenheart at 10:28 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from telomere13 at 10:22 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from luvawithabrokenheart at 12:20 pm on Mar. 8, 2008 at 10:17 am on Mar. 8, 2008 I believe you said that twice. It has been proven to be correct by the brain activity use over a period of years on several thousand test subjects. The normality of the situation is that average human beings do use 10% of their brains. I'm not saying we know exactly how the mind works, but we do know that humans do use 10% of their brains. Are you willing to post any sources for this?  Because I find it difficult to believe as well. Yes, I am. Give me a few minutes to find my sources. -- Posted by Khadgar at 10:28 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from luvawithabrokenheart at 10:20 am on Mar. 8, 2008 It has been proven to be correct by the brain activity use over a period of years on several thousand test subjects. What I was refuting was not what the tests show, I'm refuting that the tests are correct. It's like saying, "Well, I don't see any stars in a dark patch in the sky, therefore there must not be any." Just because the brain mapping scans show that certain parts of the brain do not fire off electrical impulses at all, what does that prove? Nothing. We know literally nothing about how the brain REALLY works in comparison to other things. It's still shrouded in mystery how memories are stored. -- Posted by BrokenBelief at 10:29 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from luvawithabrokenheart at 10:20 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from Khadgar at 10:17 am on Mar. 8, 2008 The 10% thing is incorrect. That's just silly science being wrong on so many levels. Who is to say what is "used" and what is "unused"? Some fucking electric signal mapping of the brain? Yeah, because we TOTALLY know everything about how the brain works.    The 10% thing is wrong. I believe you said that twice. It has been proven to be correct by the brain activity use over a period of years on several thousand test subjects. The normality of the situation is that average human beings do use 10% of their brains. I'm not saying we know exactly how the mind works, but we do know that humans do use 10% of their brains. Do you noticed that you just missed the entire point?  We don't know exactly how the brain works, so any assertions we make about how it works are going to be completely flawed, like using only ten percent.  Honestly, for all we know, the other 90% is just used to store memory, and doesn't show up as "used" if the information isn't being accessed. I mean, think about this.  What skills does a genius possess that a normal person does not?  For the most part, it seems like memory.  The criteria for a genius is the patterns they can decipher, which comes from remembering them and connecting them.  This all pertains to memory. -- Posted by luvawithabrokenheart at 10:34 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from telomere13 at 10:22 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from luvawithabrokenheart at 12:20 pm on Mar. 8, 2008 at 10:17 am on Mar. 8, 2008 I believe you said that twice. It has been proven to be correct by the brain activity use over a period of years on several thousand test subjects. The normality of the situation is that average human beings do use 10% of their brains. I'm not saying we know exactly how the mind works, but we do know that humans do use 10% of their brains. Are you willing to post any sources for this?  Because I find it difficult to believe as well. Here you are. http://www.religioustolerance.org/smith02.htm http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n10/full/nprot.2007.359.html http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/brain-myth http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/how.html http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-121732.html http://www.quazen.com/Science/Biology/How-Much-Brain-Do-We-Use.73503 http://au.answers.yahoo.com/answers2/frontend.php/question?qid=20080307113126AARZXB3 -- Posted by luvawithabrokenheart at 10:37 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from BrokenBelief at 10:29 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from luvawithabrokenheart at 10:20 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from Khadgar at 10:17 am on Mar. 8, 2008 The 10% thing is incorrect. That's just silly science being wrong on so many levels. Who is to say what is "used" and what is "unused"? Some fucking electric signal mapping of the brain? Yeah, because we TOTALLY know everything about how the brain works.   The 10% thing is wrong.    I believe you said that twice. It has been proven to be correct by the brain activity use over a period of years on several thousand test subjects. The normality of the situation is that average human beings do use 10% of their brains. I'm not saying we know exactly how the mind works, but we do know that humans do use 10% of their brains. Do you noticed that you just missed the entire point? We don't know exactly how the brain works, so any assertions we make about how it works are going to be completely flawed, like using only ten percent. Honestly, for all we know, the other 90% is just used to store memory, and doesn't show up as "used" if the information isn't being accessed. I mean, think about this. What skills does a genius possess that a normal person does not? For the most part, it seems like memory. The criteria for a genius is the patterns they can decipher, which comes from remembering them and connecting them. This all pertains to memory. So you're saying that the percentage of our brains that we actually use is due to the memories we have stored and developed within our lifetimes, and exactly how much of those facts and fictional works you are able to remember determines how much of your brain you are able to use? I understand that the no one has yet been able to figure out exactly how the human mind works, so we really can't be sure of the percentage of our minds that we use. What I am trying to say is that i think we only use 10% of our brains, or more likely, i have that opinion. -- Posted by exceedinglyrare at 10:57 am on Mar. 8, 2008 http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percent.asp Generally speaking, you should check out a website like Snopes.com before posting things like this. It prevents embarrassment in the long run. -- Posted by luvawithabrokenheart at 11:25 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from exceedinglyrare at 10:57 am on Mar. 8, 2008 http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percent.asp Generally speaking, you should check out a website like Snopes.com before posting things like this. It prevents embarrassment in the long run. I'm not embarrassed. I was proven I was wrong. When you make a mistake, you learn from it and become a better person, with more knowledge than you previously had. However, the next time you try to insult me, don't try to do it subtly and without any real meaning in it.   -- Posted by allsmiles at 11:47 am on Mar. 8, 2008 Why have 100% brain if we only use 10%? It doesn't make evolutionary sense. We have to use all of our brain, else we wouldn't have it. We just can't use it all at the same time, as those with epilepsy have demonstrated. -- Posted by exceedinglyrare at 12:39 pm on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from luvawithabrokenheart at 2:25 pm on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from exceedinglyrare at 10:57 am on Mar. 8, 2008 http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percent.asp    Generally speaking, you should check out a website like Snopes.com before posting things like this. It prevents embarrassment in the long run. I'm not embarrassed. I was proven I was wrong. When you make a mistake, you learn from it and become a better person, with more knowledge than you previously had. However, the next time you try to insult me, don't try to do it subtly and without any real meaning in it. Who was trying to insult you? I was giving you advice. -- Posted by telomere13 at 3:06 pm on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from luvawithabrokenheart at 12:34 pm on Mar. 8, 2008 Here you are. http://www.religioustolerance.org/smith02.htm http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n10/full/nprot.2007.359.html http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/brain-myth http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/how.html http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-121732.html http://www.quazen.com/Science/Biology/How-Much-Brain-Do-We-Use.73503 http://au.answers.yahoo.com/answers2/frontend.php/question?qid=20080307113126AARZXB3 Most of those sources actually disagree with you.  Even if one or two of them do agree, they are not studies.  Posting links to other forums does not constitute a source.   -- Posted by Moridin at 6:54 pm on Mar. 8, 2008 If we use 10% of our brains, how come... - fMRI scans show that the entire brain is active? - Surgeons are careful not to slice at random in the brain? - evolution selected for large brains that are huge energy hogs with only a 10% effective rate? -- Posted by Blackadder at 7:21 am on Mar. 9, 2008 ....and this is what it is to be a LW Intelectual...sigh. -- Posted by luvawithabrokenheart at 4:15 pm on Mar. 9, 2008 Quote: from Blackadder at 7:21 am on Mar. 9, 2008 ....and this is what it is to be a LW Intelectual...sigh. And you try so hard to make me sound stupid when you just spelled Intellectual wrong.   -- Posted by Blackadder at 7:38 pm on Mar. 9, 2008 spelling =/= inteligence.... 2-0. jklllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllkkkkkkkkkkk kkkjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllllljjjjjjjjjjjkkkkkkkkkk -- Posted by Crazy snake at 12:51 pm on Mar. 12, 2008 Quote: from luvawithabrokenheart at 5:20 pm on Mar. 8, 2008 Quote: from Khadgar at 10:17 am on Mar. 8, 2008 The 10% thing is incorrect. That's just silly science being wrong on so many levels. Who is to say what is "used" and what is "unused"? Some fucking electric signal mapping of the brain? Yeah, because we TOTALLY know everything about how the brain works.    The 10% thing is wrong. I believe you said that twice. It has been proven to be correct by the brain activity use over a period of years on several thousand test subjects. The normality of the situation is that average human beings do use 10% of their brains. I'm not saying we know exactly how the mind works, but we do know that humans do use 10% of their brains. I agree with uvawithabrokenheart The 10% thing is wrong. Though our brains use 10% to think perhaps, the other 90% is being used to control our body. Example: Controling our motor and sensory nerves. And the whole scientists being geniouses using 20% of their brains, notice that over half of these are either Mentaly or physicaly retarded. Meaning that the brain would need to focus less on the body, giving a sharper mind. Thats my view anyway -- Posted by norock at 1:36 pm on Mar. 12, 2008 Quote: from Blackadder at 10:38 pm on Mar. 9, 2008 spelling =/= inteligence.... 2-0.     jklllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllkkkkkkkkkkk kkkjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllllljjjjjjjjjjjkkkkkkkkkk haha actually this reminds me of a shirt we sell at Rensselaer Polytech. it says: I go to Rennslear [with rennslear crossed out] I go to Renseleer [again crossed out] I go to Renss... I'm good at math sorry, i just think its a funny shirt [its an engineering college, which is why its funny] -- Posted by downwardspiral at 8:09 pm on Mar. 14, 2008 Every part of the brain has a function that we know of. It's not like we have large, latent areas of brain - every part of it already does something. http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percent.asp -- Posted by sophos at 5:16 am on April 1, 2008 Unlike other organs, and functions of the body, the function and activity of the brain cannot be accurately determined, by any basis. Current methods, depend solely on brain chemistry correlations. As such, we cannot really know, for sure, just how much of our brains are being used in the first place.