10% Brain usage is a myth

[Farabi]

http://www.methodsofhealing.com/do-we-really-use-only-10-of-our-brain/

That is what the researcher said. Anyway, I did involved on a fighting 5 years back then, I get into a "Rage state" where I felt all of my brain function is 100% usage, I dont know it was just my imagination or what, but I can see hand moving clearly and avoiding it, and my hand movement is faster too, But that state is only last for 40 minutes, after that, my hand shaken, I got a headache, and I felt hungry. After that fight, I cannot move my hand. I think I overuse my hand capability.

[dedndave]

my hand shaken, I got a headache, and I felt hungry

that's what sex is like when you are over 50   :bg

[hutch--]

Onan,

That sounds like an adrenalin rush, exactly the reason why most animals including humans have the capacity, to handle emergencies. You feel knackered after as your body has to catch up with all the output.

[Farabi]

Ah, it is called andrenaline rush, I oftenly get angry without any reason, I guess I had an andrenaline rush disorder. If I did not calmed my mind, my head will get really hurt. Thanks, I found another keyword for google.

Do you think that "emergency powers" are 200% of our normal capability? Sounds interesting.

[vanjast]

It's a lie... I only use 1% of my brain... the other 99% is .... resting!!  :bg

[hutch--]

Onan,

Think of it this way, if you were a gazelle on the African Savannah and a lion decided that you were going to be its breakfast, you have 2 choices, either run really fast until the lion gives up OR get eaten for breakfast. Now this is where adrenalin comes into play, for the massive overload required to run at full speed the body produces adrenalin that enables the body to perform very high physical output for a limited length of time but it comes at a price, the physical overload has to be made up for with rest and extra food.

If you live a lifestyle where you run on overload from time to time, compensate for it by getting enough rest and make sure you eat properly.

[baltoro]

Onan,
...Can I give you a little bit of advice ?

...I often get angry without any reason,...

This kind of thing is pretty common in society. But, the general tendency is that this anger (or, any type of irrational behavior) just gets worse with age, if you make no attempt to control it. And, it's very easy to substitute some other emotion or impulse for the anger.
It's been my observation that this type of anger is almost always a reaction to something trivial and insignificant.
You should analyze this and determine if this behavior is beneficial. If you give it some thought, you will see that the effort you are putting into this unresolved anger could be utilized alot more effectively for some other more important or rewarding activity.   

..I sound kind of like a Jedi knight,...don't I ???

When I was a young man I got interested in mountain climbing. And the interesting thing about mountain climbing is that it scares the hell out of you. This is FEAR,...a much stronger physiological response than anger. And, this natural fear is, from a Darwinian perspective, very useful, because it keeps you from falling to your death. In learning to climb the mountain, it is necessary to mentally conquer that primal fear, so that you can ascend the mountain safely, and return to your normal happy life. This teaches you mental discipline,...which is incredibly useful in a huge number of life's unexpected situations.

We all do this when we are young,...it's completely normal.
Current experience shapes how our minds perceive future experiences,...

...But,...hey,...this is coming from a person that uses only, 0.004% of his brain at maximum output,... :bg

[oex]

It's a lie... I only use 1% of my brain... the other 99% is .... resting!!  :bg

I dont use my brain.... That's what I have a computer for....

[baltoro]

I've always found it suspicious when your current girlfriend says: "Not tonight, honey,...I've got a headache,..."
...And, the only reason you're dating her in the first place was that she apparently had no brain function,...
...To which, I usually laugh, and respond: "You can't seriously expect me to believe that,..."

[hutch--]

A distinction is probably needed here, if you count what Freud called your subconcious then probably most of your brain is being used, its just that you are not immediately in control of it. You can think of it as a big machine (computer if you like) that automatically handles all of those trivial things like your bloodpressure, body temperature, digestive system and the sum total of things that keep your body working, the difference is it does not need your conciousness to do this. You concious awareness is something like spare computer time while the main brain does not have a lot of other work to do.

Van's number is probably close to the average when the brain is in idle which allows you to experience what is going on in the outside world and it may go up if the person needs to make additional intellectual effort.

[vanjast]

A distinction is probably needed here, if you count what Freud called your subconcious then probably most of your brain is being used, its just that you are not immediately in control of it. You can think of it as a big machine (computer if you like) that automatically handles all of those trivial things like your bloodpressure, body temperature, digestive system and the sum total of things that keep your body working, the difference is it does not need your conciousness to do this. You concious awareness is something like spare computer time while the main brain does not have a lot of other work to do.

AFAIK there is single Core (Blob) at the bottom of the brain, between the hemipheres and just above the vertebrae. This goodie controls all those essential bodily functions.
Cannot remember it's name..

[Farabi]

Onan,
...Can I give you a little bit of advice ?

...I often get angry without any reason,...

This kind of thing is pretty common in society. But, the general tendency is that this anger (or, any type of irrational behavior) just gets worse with age, if you make no attempt to control it. And, it's very easy to substitute some other emotion or impulse for the anger.
It's been my observation that this type of anger is almost always a reaction to something trivial and insignificant.
You should analyze this and determine if this behavior is beneficial. If you give it some thought, you will see that the effort you are putting into this unresolved anger could be utilized alot more effectively for some other more important or rewarding activity.   

..I sound kind of like a Jedi knight,...don't I ???

When I was a young man I got interested in mountain climbing. And the interesting about mountain climbing is that it scares the hell out of you. This is FEAR,...a much stronger physiological response than anger. And, this natural fear is, from a Darwinian perspective, very useful, because it keeps you from falling to your death. In learning to climb the mountain, it is necessary to mentally conquer that primal fear, so that you can ascend the mountain safely, and return to your normal happy life. This teaches you mental discipline,...which is incredibly useful in a huge number of life's unexpected situations.

We all do this when we are young,...it's completely normal.
Current experience shapes how our minds perceive future experiences,...

...But,...hey,...this is coming from a person that uses only, 0.004% of his brain at maximum output,... :bg

Thanks baltoro nice advice  :U

[PauloH]

This is a stupid myth. Someone told it sometime and everybody else took it as an untouchable truth. I remember when we studied neurology and psychiatry at medicine school, the teachers told about this myth. There is not any scientific support for it. Studies with NMR, positron emission tomography and other methods show active areas of brain under specific stimulation. There are not silent areas all the time.

I must disagree here about fear and anger considerations. Psychology and neurobiology once showed that sometimes our limbic system enters in a "arrest" or "storm" state by anger and you can even forget about the fear. So, it's really easy to substitute other emotion for the anger.

PauloH.

[Farabi]

This is a stupid myth. Someone told it sometime and everybody else took it as an untouchable truth. I remember when we studied neurology and psychiatry at medicine school, the teachers told about this myth. There is not any scientific support for it. Studies with NMR, positron emission tomography and other methods show active areas of brain under specific stimulation. There are not silent areas all the time.

I must disagree here about fear and anger considerations. Psychology and neurobiology once showed that sometimes our limbic system enters in a "arrest" or "storm" state by anger and you can even forget about the fear. So, it's really easy to substitute other emotion for the anger.

PauloH.

Whoa, that was a great info  :U. About limbic system is it the main processor? Did not the neo cortex part only a co-processor where the data sent to the limbic system?

[PauloH]

Limbic system deals with emotions and some aspects of memory. There are other areas which do another stuff about memory. The neo cortex is a "recent" acquisition of brain. So it deals with sensory perception,  refined motor commands and more. For instance: if you are sit and starts thinking you're walking, the motor areas of the cortex, neo cortex and other more, are all stimulated as if you were... walking. Patients in coma state have brain activity and this kind of brain can respond to external stimulation too. This is a more recent discovery. See this link.
Some brain diseases can change the pattern of an electrocardiogram simulating a myocardium infarction.


Kind regards,

PauloH