View Single Post
Old Dec 7, 2007, 10:43 pm   #15 (permalink) (top)
The Bacon Guy
Away
 
The Bacon Guy's Avatar
 
Location: Scotland, Central Lowlands
Posts: 3,191
Quote:
Quote by: nemiroff
We only use less then 10% of our brain
That's a myth.

As for mind over matter, the brain is just another organ, so it's really just matter affecting matter. As such, there's no physical barrier to it being able to affect other organs and systems in the body. Depression for example may be caused by chemical imbalance, but may be cured by cognitive therapy, i.e. mind overcoming matter. This is only the case for some specific examples. It's unlikely that the brain has the biological capacity to overcome things like pathogens and old age.
The Bacon Guy is offline   Reply With Quote