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In reply to the discussion: We do not only use 10% of our brain. [View all]nolabels
(13,133 posts)Anyway in more recent times i have found that we have this little blurb
HOW YOUR BRAIN TELLS YOUR ARM TO GET READY, SET, GO
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Instead, roughly 50 milliseconds after the electrical readings showed evidence of perception, a change in neuronal activity signaled the command to touch the target; it came with no apparent further preparation between perception and action. Ready, set was unnecessary. In these instances, the neurons just said, Go!
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http://www.futurity.org/brain-gets-set-action/
And like, well duh, i think there is an even more obvious and simpler example in the knee reflex. Imagine all the thing we really don't know about yet
And what i was getting on about with bacteria in our digestive system
What Your Gut Bacteria Say About You
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"You're Hungry... Very, Very Hungry"
Surprisingly, gut bacteria may also control appetite, nudging you toward the oozy, creamy, crunchy foods they like. Fact is, the little buggers have species-specific appetites (a microbiologist can tell what types of food you eat and predict whether you're slender or not just from the variety of microbes in your stool sample).
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/gut-bacteria-influence_n_3908465.html