We only have 5 known senses. What if we have other senses but are unable to utilize them because we use less than 1/5th of our brain?

Answer 1

Actually studies have shown that that is a myth. We use all of our brain in order to carry out all the complexities of life.

"However, it turns out that we use almost every part of the brain, and that most of it is active almost all the time," says neuroscientist Barry Gordon of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. "To put it this way, the brain represents three percent of the body's weight and uses twenty percent of the body's energy."

"Scientific American", Robynne Boyd, author, Feb. 7, 2008.

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Answer 2

Sebastian Alvarado

The notion that the human brain uses only 10% of its capacity is untrue; neuroscience studies demonstrate that throughout the day, we use most, if not all, of our brains. Moreover, humans possess more than five senses, which the brain actively uses, such as proprioception (awareness of body position), thermoception (sense of temperature), and nociception (perception of pain).

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