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itaewonguy
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 Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:54 am Post subject: Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains. |
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Fact: Physicians and comedians alike, including Jerry Seinfeld, love to cite this one. It's sometimes erroneously credited to Albert Einstein. But MRI scans, PET scans and other imaging studies show no dormant areas of the brain, and even viewing individual neurons or cells reveals no inactive areas, the new paper points out. Metabolic studies of how brain cells process chemicals show no nonfunctioning areas. The myth probably originated with self-improvement hucksters in the early 1900s who wanted to convince people that they had yet not reached their full potential, Carroll figures. It also doesn't jibe with the fact that our other organs run at full tilt.
isnt it possible that the brain might work similar to gigabyte memory that its possible that the amont of data which is stored in there is folded over each other there for cant be detected?
so trying to tap into certain areas will take great power to reach so far into the aybss. certain people are just born with different access points to it?? |
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the_beaver
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This has been known to be a myth for a long time. I learned about it in intro psych back in university.
Some of what you suggest might have merit. Einstein had some brain abnormalities (missing a chunk here, having extra there) so a physical aspects enter into it. But, studies into expertise show pretty consistently that becoming an expert in pretty much any field, and the research includes Mozart, Bobby Fischer, and other 'geniuses', shows that effective practice to the tune of about 10,000 hours can make any average person an expert in their field. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:13 am Post subject: |
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This has been known to be a myth for a long time. I learned about it in intro psych back in university.
Some of what you suggest might have merit. Einstein had some brain abnormalities (missing a chunk here, having extra there) so a physical aspects enter into it. But, studies into expertise show pretty consistently that becoming an expert in pretty much any field, and the research includes Mozart, Bobby Fischer, and other 'geniuses', shows that effective practice to the tune of about 10,000 hours can make any average person an expert in their field. |
yes I agree, but people with a more creative brain must be using more power of the brain to be able to visually see what they can then be able to express the very same image back on canvas..or what ever form of expressing.
just like a CPU needs more power and ram to run a program like photoshop or some visual application... being able to travel into some far reach place in our mind which only that person has been able to do must take more memory of the brain in a sense wouldnt it??
or are we all using similar amounts of data but its what we do with that power and data is what makes it special??
I personally believe the brains power and memory data is endless but you need programs to access those doors. otherwise like the myth says we are only using 3% of our brain becuase those doors take centuries to open. I dont think the caveman was using the same amount of brain power we are using today.. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: |
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| Some people say we only use 10% of our brains. I think we only use 10% of our hearts. |
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JMO
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| Some people say we only use 10% of our brains. I think we only use 10% of our hearts. |
Can someone give me 10% of a 2by4 so I can beat this corny idiot around the head? |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:02 am Post subject: |
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| JMO wrote: |
| pkang0202 wrote: |
| Some people say we only use 10% of our brains. I think we only use 10% of our hearts. |
Can someone give me 10% of a 2by4 so I can beat this corny idiot around the head? |
The afro will cushion and blow.
Aim for the nads. |
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endofthewor1d
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
Location: the end of the wor1d.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:15 am Post subject: Re: Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains. |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
Fact: Physicians and comedians alike, including Jerry Seinfeld, love to cite this one. It's sometimes erroneously credited to Albert Einstein. But MRI scans, PET scans and other imaging studies show no dormant areas of the brain, and even viewing individual neurons or cells reveals no inactive areas, the new paper points out. Metabolic studies of how brain cells process chemicals show no nonfunctioning areas. The myth probably originated with self-improvement hucksters in the early 1900s who wanted to convince people that they had yet not reached their full potential, Carroll figures. It also doesn't jibe with the fact that our other organs run at full tilt.
isnt it possible that the brain might work similar to gigabyte memory that its possible that the amont of data which is stored in there is folded over each other there for cant be detected?
so trying to tap into certain areas will take great power to reach so far into the aybss. certain people are just born with different access points to it?? |
why are you only using 10% of the punctuation you normally use?
there's not a single sentence in here not broken in the middle by ten exclamation points. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Myth: We use only 10 percent of our brains. |
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| endofthewor1d wrote: |
| itaewonguy wrote: |
Fact: Physicians and comedians alike, including Jerry Seinfeld, love to cite this one. It's sometimes erroneously credited to Albert Einstein. But MRI scans, PET scans and other imaging studies show no dormant areas of the brain, and even viewing individual neurons or cells reveals no inactive areas, the new paper points out. Metabolic studies of how brain cells process chemicals show no nonfunctioning areas. The myth probably originated with self-improvement hucksters in the early 1900s who wanted to convince people that they had yet not reached their full potential, Carroll figures. It also doesn't jibe with the fact that our other organs run at full tilt.
isnt it possible that the brain might work similar to gigabyte memory that its possible that the amont of data which is stored in there is folded over each other there for cant be detected?
so trying to tap into certain areas will take great power to reach so far into the aybss. certain people are just born with different access points to it?? |
why are you only using 10% of the punctuation you normally use?
there's not a single sentence in here not broken in the middle by ten exclamation points. |
I never use 10.. its 3 or 4...
and its becuase I am not responding to you!!!!   |
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stillnotking
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Yeah... it always amused me how people can believe this one. What do they think the rest of it is doing?
Now it's true that only a small part of the brain (the cortex or outer layer) is directly involved in rational thought and consciousness. Maybe that's what they mean. But it isn't like the rest of it doesn't do anything.
Other urban myths:
- Mr. Rogers was a Marine sniper in Vietnam (I once won a $100 bet over this one)
- Ecstasy is made of cocaine and heroin, or is cut with heroin (laughable because this would be like a jeweler substituting diamond for cubic zirconium)
- Washing Pop Rocks down with Coke will kill you
- The boiled frog myth (frogs very definitely will hop out of a pot of water that's being heated) |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| JMO wrote: |
| pkang0202 wrote: |
| Some people say we only use 10% of our brains. I think we only use 10% of our hearts. |
Can someone give me 10% of a 2by4 so I can beat this corny idiot around the head? |
Its a line from Wedding Crashers that Vince Vaughn says. Apparently you didn't see that movie. |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
| JMO wrote: |
| pkang0202 wrote: |
| Some people say we only use 10% of our brains. I think we only use 10% of our hearts. |
Can someone give me 10% of a 2by4 so I can beat this corny idiot around the head? |
Its a line from Wedding Crashers that Vince Vaughn says. Apparently you didn't see that movie. |
I recognized it. But I'm pretty sure the line was spoken by Owen Wilson. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
yes I agree, but people with a more creative brain must be using more power of the brain to be able to visually see what they can then be able to express the very same image back on canvas..or what ever form of expressing.
just like a CPU needs more power and ram to run a program like photoshop or some visual application... being able to travel into some far reach place in our mind which only that person has been able to do must take more memory of the brain in a sense wouldnt it??
or are we all using similar amounts of data but its what we do with that power and data is what makes it special??
I personally believe the brains power and memory data is endless but you need programs to access those doors. otherwise like the myth says we are only using 3% of our brain becuase those doors take centuries to open. I dont think the caveman was using the same amount of brain power we are using today.. |
Hee. Programs.
What do you think is hiding in the dark recesses of the human mind? Superpowers?
I personally believe that being smarter or more creative depends on the number of connections between neurons. Creativity is just making connections that no one else has made before in quite that way. Everyone has different data patterns in their brains depending on life experiences and basic "hardware". You have to hit it just right! And then you're Picasso. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Draz wrote: |
| itaewonguy wrote: |
yes I agree, but people with a more creative brain must be using more power of the brain to be able to visually see what they can then be able to express the very same image back on canvas..or what ever form of expressing.
just like a CPU needs more power and ram to run a program like photoshop or some visual application... being able to travel into some far reach place in our mind which only that person has been able to do must take more memory of the brain in a sense wouldnt it??
or are we all using similar amounts of data but its what we do with that power and data is what makes it special??
I personally believe the brains power and memory data is endless but you need programs to access those doors. otherwise like the myth says we are only using 3% of our brain becuase those doors take centuries to open. I dont think the caveman was using the same amount of brain power we are using today.. |
Hee. Programs.
What do you think is hiding in the dark recesses of the human mind? Superpowers?
I personally believe that being smarter or more creative depends on the number of connections between neurons. Creativity is just making connections that no one else has made before in quite that way. Everyone has different data patterns in their brains depending on life experiences and basic "hardware". You have to hit it just right! And then you're Picasso. |
That's basically expertise theory. If you spend the time focusing on and improving a skill your brain will develop the appropriate connections. For nearly all expert performers there is a path of practice and skill development which peaks at 10,000 hours or thereabouts. So, even if you completely suck at math (as I do) there's every reason, according to the literature, to believe that if I started out now and hit everyday for 3 to 4 hours (hit it in such a way as I'm focused on improving and understanding and getting better, not just going through the motions) I'd be a world-class mathematician in 10 years.
There are exceptions a la I-guy's brain idea. But for every Kim Peek memory guy there are hundreds of other memory guys who had to work for it. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Many posters around here had better be only using 10% of their brain!
But, hey, I'm an optimist. |
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nobbyken
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Location: Yongin ^^
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| Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:36 am Post subject: |
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Maybe 10% is an over-estimate.
It's not how much you have:it's how you use it  . |
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