Only a small percent of the human brain is actually used...
And yet, it isn't a contested scientific argument at all. It is in fact a laughable myth.
"Though an alluring idea, the "10 percent myth" is so wrong it is almost laughable, says neurologist Barry Gordon at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. Although there's no definitive culprit to pin the blame on for starting this legend, the notion has been linked to the American psychologist and author William James, who argued in The Energies of Men that "We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources." It's also been associated with to Albert Einstein, who supposedly used it to explain his cosmic towering intellect.
The myth's durability, Gordon says, stems from people's conceptions about their own brains: they see their own shortcomings as evidence of the existence of untapped gray matter. This is a false assumption. What is correct, however, is that at certain moments in anyone's life, such as when we are simply at rest and thinking, we may be using only 10 percent of our brains.
"It turns out though, that we use virtually every part of the brain, and that [most of] the brain is active almost all the time," Gordon adds. "Let's put it this way: the brain represents three percent of the body's weight and uses 20 percent of the body's energy."
It's contested by Psychics all over the world
And a lot of scientists say that labelling the 10% statement as a myth is also misleading!
What do I think? 'If I only had a brain'!- <--- coveted double laughie
What scientists?
- ThomasRydderposted 12 years ago
0- So, how did he get the degree?
Paid someone that can read... Cheated while he was really really good at sports.
Summary-none of these even address the subject at hand. Go find another conversation that deals with the economy or career planning.
Yes Sir!
On my way...
where is that hand salute smiley when I need him???Einstein is example one, did he use less of his brain than a surgeon?
Mozart was example two, did he use less of his brain?
This guy is an example of the many professional athletes that have come out of colleges in the U.S. They applied themselves at thier sports, does that mean they have used less of thier brain? I think not.
***Try and keep up there Thomas.
- ThomasRydderposted 12 years ago0
Nice.
...Mikey the nose-picker??? 
I was joking (no offense taken) I simply thought it funny.
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