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12 Feb 2008 How much of my brain do I use?

I stumbled upon a blog the other day called Let Me Go On And On; a blog from a woman called Debra, who wrote a book about praying and healing or something like that. One of her blog entries talks about the possibility of deceased relatives communicating via dreams. I made a comment about how these dreams could simply be the brain refiling its data during sleep. Which lead to her mentioning that 10% of the human brain actually gets used, which lead to a reply of that's probably not true, with a slight off-topic mention of vampires and werewolves.

So rather than continuing the brain talks on a blog entry about dead people getting their last words via dreams, I figured I'd address the brain issue here.

After a little research on the Internet I found several places which states that the 10% brain activity idea is pretty much a myth. In fact there's a Wikipedia entry that mentions this misconception. So it would appear that every part of the brain is used, which does makes sense. Why would any part of the brain be turned off, let alone 90% of the electrifying flesh-bag? It's like a TV on standby. It may appear off, but it's still buzzing with power, ready to be activated.

But just because we know that 100% of the brain is in use, doesn't mean we fully know what each part of it is doing... does it?

Whilst parts of the brain have been mapped for certain functions like speech, logical thinking, voluntary and involuntary body movement and so on, there are still parts of the brain that people haven't figured out what the hell it does. Certainly New Age proponents take this opportunity to say that the human brain is capable of superhuman feats, such as psychic powers and alternative perception. What if they're right?

Lets play with this idea for a possible scenario. Lets assume that in fact only about 10% of the brain gets used. What could be in the 90%? Could it be untapped knowledge? Information that human beings are simply born knowing; all the maths, science, language, culture, we already know it. Arachnids know how to spin a web immediately from birth do they not? Maybe we actually know everything and don't realise it.

So I think I use 100% of my brain. I just don't fully know what it's doing in my head.

Posted at: 00:10 AM

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DEB said on Tuesday 12th of February 2008 at 04:46:57 PM

"...So I think I use 100% of my brain. I just don't fully know what it's doing in my head."

That's why, in the comment section of my post, I questioned the use of involuntary functions were being used in that "90%" theory. I've always heard that we only use 10%, but as I search around the net and try to find answers to that, it's not concrete as I imagined it would.

I'd like to think that the part we're possibly not utilizing is meant for super powers! ;) ha! Imagine?

DEB said on Tuesday 12th of February 2008 at 04:47:45 PM

Hmm, why did my text appear to have slashes all throughout my comment?

Weird. Anyway, great post!

ZombiePete said on Friday 15th of February 2008 at 07:01:52 PM