Does anyone know if animals use their entire brain?

Science says we humans use only like what 4% of our total brain at any one moment, or whatever.

So do they know how much brain the animals use??


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We don't even know for sure how much of our brain we are actually using at once. It could be 0.1% or 100%, I think scientists are still trying to map out and understand the brain to this date. With that said, it also could depend on the animal too since "animal" is such a broad term that the answer would probably vary.

True said MMPA, i believe that when psychedelics are finally embraced we will find all the keys we have been looking for, INCLUDING the brain the universe and all.

1. Do you mean that psychedelics are not embraced in general?
2. Seeing a lot of the nexus' posts, it seems most people encounter more doors than keys when on psychedelics.

Nah i mean when science is able to conduct experiments on human brain function in regard to Psychedelics, because Psychedelics are the keys to the brain function.

Not meaning personal searches, scientific studies into what makes the brain react.

Personally i think there are infinite doors to open within ourselves.

Questions are the keys to the doors

Actually, there are many studies that have been done and are still being done relative to psychedelics and the mind. The reason a lot of these newer RC's such as the newer tryptamines (4-ACO-DMT,DET,DiPT,etc.) and THC Analogues (Am-2201,JWH-081, etc) were created is because they were originally used by the creators to test certain brain activity and map receptors they affect/pinpoint certain brain areas. It just so happened that once people realized that they could be used in a psychedelic manner, they blew up and became more known. The same happened for LSD and it's analogues.

Scientists are working on it, they're just behind closed doors.

I'm no expert, but would it be fair to say there's nothing wrong with using only a portion of your brain at a given time?

Certain areas of the brain are for specific tasks, so if you're only walking and thinking about what to have for dinner, you're only using the few parts of the brain necessary for that. It would be wasteful to use anymore parts than what you need. What I'm trying to say is that as far as I know, when people read claims that "You only use 4%/10% of your brain", it doesn't necessarily mean the other 96%/90% doesn't seem to have any use, it's just that at any one time generally people only use a portion of total available brain power because it's all they need.

Perhaps during intense multi-tasking, and sensory overload this will increase. And perhaps during a heavy psychedelic experience, total brain usage increases also.

There may be some of these studies that are recently being done, but truth is there aren't really that many, and if psychedelics were embraced and legalized, I have no doubt that there would be exponentially more research. I don't think it's simply an issue of quantity of research either. Right now, some of only the most basic studies are taking place because those are the ones that will be funded and they're not looking to "rock the boat". If they were legal, much more interesting experiments would start coming into play, I have no doubt. Also, weren't all those tryptamines that you listed all created by Shuglin? That's just one guy, and doesn't really make the case for "many studies".

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As far as the tryptamines, I haven't read Tihkal fully yet so I can't say for sure but I know that some psychoactives like the synthetic cannibanoids and a lot of the newer phenethylamines were used (not by Shulgin)for non-recreational purposes, or so the chemists say.

We use it all, just not at once. Not only are there discreet sections for specific tasks, large areas (streams) are dedicated to processing information as it moves from one area to the next. (visual cortex to frontal lobe etc)

http://www.lea-test.fi/i...t/cognitiv/intro05.html

Some people DO use larger chunks of their brain at the same time. It's called a gran mal seizure...

It should also be noted that the parts of the brain that you're not using can sometimes be as important as the ones you are using. With transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for example, it's commonly believed that the device uses magnetic fields to stimulate various portions of the brain, but what it's really doing is inhibiting the targeted brain region from working which creates the various neurological effects.

I also recall that study done with psilocybin recently where it was demonstrated that contradictory to previous understandings, psilocybin asserts its neurological effects by decreasing blood flow and activity to various regions as opposed to "turning certain areas on".

It has also been demonstrated that complex tasks such as a highly trained musician performing a difficult piece of music has less brain activity than an amateur musician because the professional can use the brain more efficiently.