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To: cyn
It's a 'common' accepted fact that a 'normal, functioning' human, only uses 10% of their brain to live/function/etc.

I've read that therapy, after a major 'brain event', somehow, 'persuades' the brain to relearn/rebuild the pathways that were lost.

It seems that there are MANY people who want to eliminate ANY hope of Terri being afforded that chance.

This is NOT a slippery slope. It's more like 'we' are standing at the crumbling edge of a bottomless chasm.

41 posted on 03/21/2005 12:40:31 AM PST by mommadooo3
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To: mommadooo3
It's a 'common' accepted fact that a 'normal, functioning' human, only uses 10% of their brain to live/function/etc.

Yes, it's a commonly repeated myth. Not that this has any bearing whatsoever on the ongoing Schiavo tragedy, but you might be interested in this link:

http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/10percnt.htm
49 posted on 03/21/2005 1:18:00 PM PST by aNYCguy
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