Analysis: We Use Only 10 % Of The Brain

Many people was told that human beings use only 10 percent of their brains and have a huge capacity left. When I was young, my friend told me that since Einstein uses more percentage of his brain, he is smarter than ordinary people, who only use 10 percent of the brain. I was completely believed the ‘we use only 10 percent of our brains’ is a fact. However, as the growth of the age, I realize this statement is a myth. If we use only 10 percent of our brain is true, is that means people who use more percentage of their brains would be smarter than people who only use 10 percent of their brains. In fact, nobody can give a detail about this statement. If we use only 10 percent of the brain, what is the purpose of the 90 percent of brain left? Which 10 percent of the brain are we using? I strongly doubt the statement ‘we use only 10 percent of our brains’. …show more content…
However, brain is not one of those organs, we use every parts of the brain. Some parts of the brain are responsible for our survival functions, such as breathing and movement; some parts of the brain are responsible for other functions, such as thinking, and control emotions. The functions of different parts of the brain may various, but they are all used. There is no evidence prove that we only use 10 percent of our brain. Based on the advanced technology, we can check the brain pretty clear. Both MRI and PET scan can prove that our brains are in used all the time. (Shmerling,