Thread: Scientist say...

First, its 10%. Second, a lot of people think thats a myth. Actually, it is in the way most people interpret it.

We use 100% of our brain. Its my personal thought that we only consciously use 10%, and that the other 90% is completely attributed to subconscious actions as well as things like bodily functions that we can't consciously control. Well, can't consciously control without proper "training" at that. Such as peoples who can slow their heart rate for example.

I'm sorry when i was doing research i saw it was 6%, my bad. Yes that makes complete sense.

We do use 100% of our brains, however the issue is more complicated. First off we adapt to the environment, rats for example have more neurons if they are in a rich environment. It also depends how you treat your brain, if you are lazy then your brain rots away.

If you for example study mathematics or physics or music or art, the part of your brain responiciable for doing the activity will improve and become more efficient. However, if you stay up all night watching tv then your brain will end up with a very short attention span and the lack of sleep will make you slow.

Its my personal thought that we only consciously use 10%, and that the other 90% is completely attributed to subconscious actions as well as things like bodily functions that we can't consciously control

40% of the brain is thinking and 60% is support. Saying that we do have lots of control over our subconscious.

P.S. I knew something was wrong when I read the title. As when you have no evidence and no sources you say some might says(Fox news). See watching Fox news when I hear some might say then I know everything is wrong. Or someone trying to pass something as fact when it is not.

that we only use 6% of our brains. Out of everything in the world the brain is one of the things that we barely know about. Do you think that it would possible to move objects with our mind or talk though brain waves?

Actually we know quite alot about the brain, look up something called psychology and neurology. We can't move anything we our brains or communicate using brain waves. Their would have to be something seriously wrong with psychology and neurology for them to miss the part of your brain that can move stuff.

On average, we only use 10% of our brain at a time, not total. As far as I know, there are not "parts" of the brain that are "unused". Its just that we don't use all of those parts simultaneously. And as already said, a lot of the brain is designated to regulating all of the involuntary functions of the body (there are tons of these).

http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percent.asp