Thanks, it slips my mind .. i wonder if it's because we use that part of the brain more .. i know i've read usage builds connections .. not sure of bulk .. can't find that yet .. this one has a couple of new little facts on the brain for me ..
Do People Only Use 10 Percent Of Their Brains?
What's the matter with only exploiting a portion of our gray matter? By Robynne Boyd | February 7, 2008 | 47
The human brain is complex. Along with performing millions of mundane acts, it composes concertos, issues manifestos and comes up with elegant solutions to equations. It's the wellspring of all human feelings, behaviors, experiences as well as the repository of memory and self-awareness. So it's no surprise that the brain remains a mystery unto itself.
Adding to that mystery is the contention that humans "only" employ 10 percent of their brain. If only regular folk could tap that other 90 percent, they too could become savants who remember p to the twenty-thousandth decimal place or perhaps even have telekinetic powers.
Another thought .. the conservative amygdala is part of the primitive brain .. think lacking emotion .. two excerpts .. [...] ..
This was an unexpected discovery. At the time, neuroscience assumed that human emotions were irrational. A person without emotions should therefore make better decisions. His cognition should be uncorrupted. The charioteer should have complete control. To Damasio, Elliot's pathology suggested emotions are a crucial part of decision-making. Cut off from our feelings, the most banal decisions become impossible. A brain that can't feel can't make up its mind. [...]
How does this emotional brain system work? The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), the part of the brain that Elliot was missing, is responsible for integrating visceral emotions into decision-making. It connects the feelings generated by the "primitive" brain - areas such as the brain stem and the amygdala, which is in the limbic system - to the stream of conscious thought. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=36570227&txt2find=amygdala
Beck fakes of course .. he fits into this one though .. always remember, too ..