Brain potential

Cognitive Potential Vs Brain Usage

Estimating the human cognitive potential has always beenA place for myth and mystery. One example for a wellspread myth is that humans only use 5 to 10 percent of their brain in their day to day lives.

The advancement in the field of medical technologyled to the development of new brain scanners such as
fMRIs, PETs, EEGs and etc. Scanning the human brainwhile performing different sorts of mental exercisesled to one solid conclusion: In terms of usage - humansjust like all other creatures tend to use 10 percent of their brain. Furthermore, the few "less used"locations are going through atrophy and die out.

When talking about potential or capacity however, research is scarce. The rough contemporary estimationIs based on the possible linkage opportunities between
neurons. There are about 100 billion neurons in the humanbrain, 30 billion within the cerebral cortex alone.Hence, the estimated "capacity" is the sum of all possibleneuro-connections, calculated to be the number 10 in the power of1,000,000. The number of linkage opportunities is indeed vastbut practical application of tapping the human maximal braincapacity remains theoretical.

References: [http://www.sfn.org/am2007/index.cfm?pagename=app_specialLectures] [http://ann.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/503/1/43?ck=nck]

Within the realm of public education, cognitive optimization trainingis scarce. Some educational institutions, mostly in the privetsector do host some sort of learning techniques programs, butthey are gernerally customized for the learning disabled individuals,thus creating a void for some time. This void has been exploding with growthin the last decade by countless self improvement books, Audiobooks, lecturers"coaching" companies and etc.

References [ [http://www.brain-guide.org] [http://www.pickthebrain.com] [http://www.cognifit.com] [http://www.mindtools.com]