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Dymond
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I saw an old thread on this website that talked about the percentage of the brain being used. But I wasnt quite satisfied with the answers given, not because I believe them to be wrong; I just don't think that their question was direct enough.
I have been told that we only use 10% of our brain, and I've also been told that its a myth. I've seen a few people's opinions on the matter and I don't think anyones really on the same page with it, giving different answers/opinions. It really depends on how you look at the question.
If someone says "Do we really only use 10% of our brain?", the literal answer is no. Because much more than 10% of the physical brain is used while doing something that requires mental energy. The more activity going on up there the more of itself it uses. I'm leaning more towards the 10% being the capacity that the brain can use.
The only way i can really describe it is like a computers RAM. Your computer may have 320G in its HDD. You can access it all, but if you ran the same amount of memory on two computers with different RAM's the percentage of its CPU usage will vary. So if you use more than that average 10 percent, your brain will use its functions more easily and efficiently. Making the person smarter in general and able to use more of the brain at once.
So I guess what I am really trying to ask is whether or not the 10% myth is actually true if looked at like a capacity to use what's stored in the brain.
sorry about the lead up to the question, i just needed to explain what was on my mind regarding it.
Does anyone get where I am coming from?
I have been told that we only use 10% of our brain, and I've also been told that its a myth. I've seen a few people's opinions on the matter and I don't think anyones really on the same page with it, giving different answers/opinions. It really depends on how you look at the question.
If someone says "Do we really only use 10% of our brain?", the literal answer is no. Because much more than 10% of the physical brain is used while doing something that requires mental energy. The more activity going on up there the more of itself it uses. I'm leaning more towards the 10% being the capacity that the brain can use.
The only way i can really describe it is like a computers RAM. Your computer may have 320G in its HDD. You can access it all, but if you ran the same amount of memory on two computers with different RAM's the percentage of its CPU usage will vary. So if you use more than that average 10 percent, your brain will use its functions more easily and efficiently. Making the person smarter in general and able to use more of the brain at once.
So I guess what I am really trying to ask is whether or not the 10% myth is actually true if looked at like a capacity to use what's stored in the brain.
sorry about the lead up to the question, i just needed to explain what was on my mind regarding it.
Does anyone get where I am coming from?