Talk:Peak Human Intelligence/@comment-4939556-20120417233113/@comment-24.129.55.101-20120704084531

The fact that according to you all, 90%, 20%, 40%-60% of the brain is perpetually fallow scares me. The poster that pointed out the misconception is correct; we actually use all of our brains, but our neurons react with their electrochemical impulses at different times. It's likethe hitting a few specfic notes on a piano will produce a beautiful piece, whereas mashing them all at the same time would only create a crashing cacophony. The only time we actually use 100% of our brain is when we are having, what is called, a seizure, but if you are using a certain percentage, your brain is truly unique.