I need to settle an argument about telekinetic types of powers.

[Neutrino]

Originally posted by Ti133700N
There is something I don't understand. If we use 100% of our brain, how can we explain the huge step between where we were born and when we are like... 40 years old? Or does it means that when we have reached complete mental maturity, we are using 100% of our brain? Or does the HUGE improvement between when we are born and when we are adult is like a 0.001% increase? Anyway, we know that we don't have the same IQ so does it mean that some people are using more of their brain? or is it again just a 0.001%. Or maybe we all use our brain the same 100% but we don't use it the same way... like some people could use it in a more usefull way. ??

I need answers, can't reach the source, we are all gonna die! omg ! lol

Ok, I'm not expert on the subject but here's a general explanation:

When it is said that humans use 100% or atleast most of their brain this means that all the parts of the brain are active at one time or another. There are no dormant parts. Every one is active and used in one way or another. Now this does not mean that we use 100% of the potential of our brain. When we learn things we form new connections and associations. These new connections occur in the brain in the form of more physical connections between neurons. This increases the synaptic density of the brain and leads a greater "intelligence" or more complex thinking. So as we mature through our lives we are always using all our brain functions, it just that our brain grows with us and becomes more complex.

The statement above that the brain is like a muscle that needs working isn't too far from the truth. I remember reading a study that said that Albert Einstein's brain had many many more neuron connections than the average human. So in some ways the more active you keep the brain the better it gets.

Here's a pic to show you what happens to the human brain while person matures:

As I stated above, I'm no expert by any means so feel free to contridict and/or correct me in anything I've said. Also this is a very general outline. The actual functioning of the brain is far, far more complex.