Brain

[natalie_1982]

I remember hearing a random fact about the brain and that we only use a small percentage of it, and only know what a tiny percentage of the rest actually does. Does anybody know the actual stat's?

[Donkey]

Are we talking just about your brain natalie or everyones ... sorry had to get that in :-)

[natalie_1982]

I guess I asked for that :) lol

[OBonio]

I think they reckon we use about 10% of our brain. The rest of it is the subconscious or something. Not sure how they measured it though. As far as I know, the entire brain shows electrical activity which I'd say indicates 100% usage...

[OBonio]

Here we go : http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm :o)

[jenstar]

I know a few people for whom 10% would be a wild overestimate...

[undercovers]

10% the rest is just penguins

[Kaos24]

This is not a scientific but a personal answer. I have always believed that the other unused parts of the brain are only inactive as we have lost the control of our sub-conscience that we all once had. The people that have Telepathy or telekinesis are using these inactive parts. Through studies they have also found that physcopaths etc use certain parts of their brains that we as suttle individuals do not use. These parts are also used as extra memory banks for sub-conscience memories. you have to realise that even though you might have trouble remembering certain things that your brain sub-consciencely remembers every little detail. I believe that in time we will be able to control it through gentetic coding. And take also the example that animals use different parts of their brains then we do. the parts of the brain that are needed in everyday life are triggered regulary and others lay dorment until awoken. as we as a "normal" culture have lost all believe's in anything supernatural or cannot be proven scientifically. We HAVE to realise things are the way they are and just cos we might not be able to understand or comprihend then then it does not mean that they are not true. So theirs my 2 cents. hope I have opened some minds :-) and no I am not a resident of any local mental institutes lol :-)