is Modern Man is the only species(at least among hominids) which 90% of brains are glial cells that just for feeding 10% of brains?

Originally posted by masonicon
and this probably makes we and our species is too often portrayed in fiction as the only lifeforms that have no Superhuman powers

Hmm...I think that is a contradiction in terms. I presume that you mean that we lack extrasensory perceptions that other creatures possess, because if those creatures had 'superhuman' powers...well...I'm not rightly sure what you mean...

Originally posted by Biliverdin

Originally posted by masonicon
and this probably makes we and our species is too often portrayed in fiction as the only lifeforms that have no Superhuman powers

Hmm...I think that is a contradiction in terms. I presume that you mean that we lack extrasensory perceptions that other creatures possess, because if those creatures had 'superhuman' powers...well...I'm not rightly sure what you mean...

edit on 1-3-2012 by Biliverdin because: (no reason given)

maybe!

Originally posted by masonicon

Originally posted by Biliverdin

Originally posted by masonicon
and this probably makes we and our species is too often portrayed in fiction as the only lifeforms that have no Superhuman powers

Hmm...I think that is a contradiction in terms. I presume that you mean that we lack extrasensory perceptions that other creatures possess, because if those creatures had 'superhuman' powers...well...I'm not rightly sure what you mean...

maybe!

Okay...well, 'maybe' doesn't really clarify much, but let's see what we can do...primarily it seems from a quick look, that it is not so much that they unused, as their use or function is not properly (or even at all) understood. But perhaps, anyway, that is irrelevent to the point you are making, you seem to be more inclined to understand why our senses are limited, and there may indeed be a relationship.

Most other creatures, the snake is a very good example, view the world in four dimensions, they can 'see', for example in scent, this gives them not only a predatory advantage, but also a defensive one. Other creatures can see in ultra violet, which again gives them certain advantages. Over time, however, humans have found that they work best using only their sight, touch, hearing and taste/smell (hard to differentiate those two). It is likely that when we were less social, and less structured socially, that we would have had a greater sensitivity in some of those senses, but over time, through sexual and natural selection, those senses were un-necessary and were therefore bred out. Or even, possibly, eradicated in other, more ruthless means, as they represented a threat to some forms of social structure. Or simply were not valued. And, diet plays a huge role. Although most of our light receivers are focused in our eyes, we do have the ability to percieve light through other tissues, we simply are not, trained to do so. From birth the emphasis is placed on those primary receptors, and therefore they receive the stimulation to thrive over any other means.

A person who is blind from birth does not for example see in a conventional sense, but that does not mean that they are not able to 'read' and interpret their environment. Similarly a deaf person can still percieve sound, just not in the same way as others. So, in short, 'superhuman' powers, should be a matter a training, and to some extent diet too, but whether this would change the way the brain uses glial cells is beyond my scope of understanding. However, certainly, if you start early enough, you can train the brain to process whatever information you primarily want it to, in theory. Huge ethical problems in testing such a theory though. 'Wild' children hold some clues though.

Originally posted by Biliverdin

Originally posted by masonicon

Originally posted by Biliverdin

Originally posted by masonicon
and this probably makes we and our species is too often portrayed in fiction as the only lifeforms that have no Superhuman powers

Hmm...I think that is a contradiction in terms. I presume that you mean that we lack extrasensory perceptions that other creatures possess, because if those creatures had 'superhuman' powers...well...I'm not rightly sure what you mean...

maybe!

Okay...well, 'maybe' doesn't really clarify much, but let's see what we can do...primarily it seems from a quick look, that it is not so much that they unused, as their use or function is not properly (or even at all) understood. But perhaps, anyway, that is irrelevent to the point you are making, you seem to be more inclined to understand why our senses are limited, and there may indeed be a relationship.

Most other creatures, the snake is a very good example, view the world in four dimensions, they can 'see', for example in scent, this gives them not only a predatory advantage, but also a defensive one. Other creatures can see in ultra violet, which again gives them certain advantages. Over time, however, humans have found that they work best using only their sight, touch, hearing and taste/smell (hard to differentiate those two). It is likely that when we were less social, and less structured socially, that we would have had a greater sensitivity in some of those senses, but over time, through sexual and natural selection, those senses were un-necessary and were therefore bred out. Or even, possibly, eradicated in other, more ruthless means, as they represented a threat to some forms of social structure. Or simply were not valued. And, diet plays a huge role. Although most of our light receivers are focused in our eyes, we do have the ability to percieve light through other tissues, we simply are not, trained to do so. From birth the emphasis is placed on those primary receptors, and therefore they receive the stimulation to thrive over any other means.

A person who is blind from birth does not for example see in a conventional sense, but that does not mean that they are not able to 'read' and interpret their environment. Similarly a deaf person can still percieve sound, just not in the same way as others. So, in short, 'superhuman' powers, should be a matter a training, and to some extent diet too, but whether this would change the way the brain uses glial cells is beyond my scope of understanding. However, certainly, if you start early enough, you can train the brain to process whatever information you primarily want it to, in theory. Huge ethical problems in testing such a theory though. 'Wild' children hold some clues though.

Just to add insult, those that controls the society rewrite our history into like this: for the whole history(from the very beginning of mankind to today), we only uses sight, touch, hearing and taste/smell

and when processing something is too much for grey matter, our glial cells can backs up for grey matter

Originally posted by masonicon
Just to add insult, those that controls the society rewrite our history into like this: for the whole history(from the very beginning of mankind to today), we only uses sight, touch, hearing and taste/smell

I'm not sure it is so much that, as most people not considering the experience of others, if it is outside of their own experience. A failure to look beyond the end of one's own nose, so to speak. Plus jealousy, or fear can sometimes play it's part. We are though, very much bound by our own ability to percieve, and as often as not, we prefer to think that we are 'normal' and that anything else is 'abnormal'. If I say to a room full of physicists, for example, that I can read someone else's thoughts, I am likely to be faced with incredulity, if not outright derision. However, make that same statement in a room full of practicing hypnotherapists and they would probably accept it as a given. It depends very much on the company that you keep, and who you present the information to.

Originally posted by masonicon
and when processing something is too much for grey matter, our glial cells can backs up for grey matter

The brain is highly complex and largely a mystery. And the way in which neural pathways are constructed throughout our development, to maturity and beyond, are somewhat unique to experience and the stimulation that we experience during those key periods of development. There was a case of a woman who lost half her brain and shouldn't have been able to function, but was able to, eventually, because the brain seemingly found new routes to convey the necessary information. So yes, I agree, but as I said before, you have to work hard to train the brain to do what you require of it, but it does, in that sense seem to be incredibly plastic. I am though unsure of what role glial cells play in all that, perhaps they have morphic abilities, I don't really know.

great question.

The 10% figure is completely wrong and was debunked a LONG time ago

Originally posted by informationstorage
great question.

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