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To: kellynla
"We use only 10 percent of our brain. Although this myth has been around for a hundred years, numerous imaging studies have shown that no part of our brain is inactive."

But seriously, I think there is cause for discussion on this one on both a philosophical and neurological basis.

The former would have to do with the word "use" in this context. Do we use that part of our brain that "dreams" or does it use us.

Of course, new neurological studies using functional MRIs have shown that we do "use" certain areas of our brains while attempting to accomplish some things and others while involved with different tasks... So how much of our brain is consciously provoked and how much is sub-conscious...I'll bet there is plenty of study material on the brain that would make a normal brain go unconscious.

7 posted on 05/11/2008 7:42:15 AM PDT by Positive (Nothing is sadder than to see a beautiful theory murdered by a gang of brutal facts.)
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To: Positive
"We use only 10 percent of our brain. Although this myth has been around for a hundred years, numerous imaging studies have shown that no part of our brain is inactive."

Oh, if it were only true in Washington, DC! 90% of the politicians are brain-dead.

8 posted on 05/11/2008 7:46:50 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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