• Question: hello, will there ever me a drug made that would allow us to use all of our brain?

    Asked by gunn to Ed, Hayley, Jason, Nathan, Sophie on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Hayley Evers-King

      Hayley Evers-King answered on 18 Mar 2013:


      We actually use nearly all of our brain nearly all of the time! This idea of “only using 10%” and similar is a myth. There might well be drugs in the future that help us use our brains more efficiently and effectively though! I’d certainly like one to help me study for longer!!!

    • Photo: Nathan Green

      Nathan Green answered on 18 Mar 2013:


      Using our brains more effectively would mean focusing it on what we want to use it on and not getting side tracked by what we’re having for tea. People have been doing things like meditation for years to try and do this so a drug that works like this might be handy!

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